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Nicki Pappas

My Mother Said: “Write Everything”

Sep 16, 2011

Essay by Sharon Tosto Esker

'Wait!' she yelled, running past at least a dozen confused travelers in the security line.

Why I Write, Family Stories, Letters and Journals | Read More

September 11: Why I Write

Sep 08, 2011

Essay by Ken Hertz

I loved being a pilot, but what did that do, really, to advance humanity?

Why I Write, Grief | Read More

Portraits of the Interior

Sep 05, 2011

TW Column by Judith A. Ross

I’d never seen that part of the body before. It looks so much like drawing.

Talking Art, Graphic Arts, Illness | Read More

Will Write for Candy

Sep 01, 2011

Essay by Richard Price

My story won in a landslide vote, but Miss Hogan had an aversion to upchucking.

Why I Write | Read More

Gene Yang: "I Prefer the Term Comic Book"

Dec 06, 2010

TW Interview by William Gray

It’s part of cartooning—trying to find the essence of something and simplifying it.

Cartoons, Featured Interview, Children's Lit | Read More