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media debate • books • movies

"Funny Women" © John Vogel; Creative Commons license
Can a Woman Make a Joke?

TW Column by Emily Toth

Women are more apt to tell drawn-out stories, with caresses and tweaks.

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

Anne Francey with “Seismographies” © Hédi Jaouad; used with permission
A Mother’s Magic Shield

TW Column by Judith A. Ross

Emotions she didn’t dare express out loud would appear at the end of her paintbrush.

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craft
advice • teaching • interviews

Julie Wittes Schlack
Author Talk: Julie Wittes Schlack

Video Interview by Elizabeth McShane

'Beacons' was more autobiographical than most of the fiction I do.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

The Best of Brevity (book cover detail)
Talking Flash Nonfiction with Brevity

Interview by Dinty W. Moore

The flash form often invites me to use what I call a communal or a collective voice.

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

“Toys in the Hippocampus” © Jury S. Judge; used by permission
Therapy

Poetry by Ellen McGrath Smith

Call it a microcosm or just let it stand for as long as it stands, for as long as it takes your attention and care.

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hot topics
from adoption to writerly sins...

"Lomofied Coats" © Elaine
Old Wool Coat in the Pawn Shop

Essay by Paula Hoy

My skin tingled. I had my mother’s undivided attention. I was radiating, humming with bliss.

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