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media debate • books • movies

Hurray for Digital Magazines!

TW Opinion by Martha Nichols

Reincarnation online is an act of mercy for Newsweek’s foundering print edition.

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

"Stimulus/Signal" © Grady Kane; used by permission
Something Like Sand

Essay by Mercedes Lucero

The loss and near-loss of three people in my life in a short span of time were too great to put into words.

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craft
advice • teaching • interviews

“Share Alike” © Kristina Alexanderson: Creative Commons license
Three Money Lessons for Starry-Eyed Authors

TW Column by David Biddle

Self-published literary novels do not sell well on Amazon—or anywhere else.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

“Tree-Climber” © Jonathan Lidbeck; Creative Commons license
The Bones of Oak

Essay by Marie Alfonsi

I wonder if all living things need a self-portrait.

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

rob mclennan: Four Prose Poems

TW Poetry Spotlight

Dry, peeling skin a hybrid. A long braid. The screen is full of voices. Spring is at an end.

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hot topics
from adoption to writerly sins...

Would I Write “The Godfather” for Money?

TW Column by Emily Toth

I have no ethical problem with writing a bestseller. Like most mid-listers, I’ve certainly tried.

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