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media debate • books • movies

“It’s All About Me” © Arthur; Creative Commons license
What Journalists Can Teach Memoir Writers

TW Column by Martha Nichols

First-person journalism is my antidote to much of what goes on in creative nonfiction classes.

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

"African Tree" © Marvin Foushee; Creative Commons license
The Djinn of Madialy

Hybrid Poetry by Susan Terris

A farmer named Amadou took him into a millet field to see a tree that was possessed.

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advice • teaching • interviews

"Fiddleheads" © Dominique Browning
Dominique Browning: “I Love Skipping the Editor!”

TW Interview by Judith A. Ross

Bloggers could use more tricks from the magazine business.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

A Peacenik Reporter Gets It Wrong

Memoir by Jeremiah Horrigan

Boldly, I decided To Act. To Take a Stand. I would…wear an armband.

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

"Green Snake Coiling a Branch" © Thomas Hafeneth; Public Domain
After Watching a Snake

Poem by Chris Gillen

Again and again the thick filament grips thin abdomens.

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hot topics
from adoption to writerly sins...

Raymond Sokolov: The Joy of Edible Muskrat

Theme Essay by Jeremiah Horrigan

What is the state of American food—not just food writing—these days?

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