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media debate • books • movies

I don’t believe in an afterlife. I’m not worried I’ll come back as a tampon.

why I write • faith • visual art

At its worst, contemporary online style bears a disturbing resemblance to the cheery falseness of advertising.

advice • teaching • interviews

Einstein said, 'Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.'

fiction • memoir • writer's life

Are you, like, actually a boy?

featured poets • poetry spotlights

Fat content of dreams. Calories in a carnal fantasy.

from adoption to writerly sins...

You really have to swim down into yourself when you’re writing, which is why people confuse it all with mental illness.