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trends
media debate • books • movies

"6/365: a Death Scene" (detail) © Jin
The YA Conspiracy—and How I Grew Up

TW Column by David Biddle

It bothered the hell out of me that people were standing in line waiting for midnight sales of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

"Czech" © Sarah Simon; used by permission
Because the Story Began as a Body

Essay by Jennifer Popa

It’s as if I’m peeling back my own tissues, marbled with fat, to learn.

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craft
advice • teaching • interviews

Caitlin Moran: “You Just Can’t Argue with Cool”

TW Interview by Lorraine Berry

Just by being working class, I’m a minority in the industry, and then to be a woman on top of that is absolutely nuts.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

“Free Bookshelf at A-Space” © John Vogel; Creative Commons license
Finding Godot

Essay by John Vogel

Although the price is right, leafing through piles of trash looking for a gem isn’t exactly efficient.

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

“Soft Tones” © Marco Orazi; Creative Commons license
Dust to Dusting

Poem by Jacqueline Schaalje

Wasting days until Dad, accusing me of putting down roots, chased me away.

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hot topics
from adoption to writerly sins...

"Divine Dandelion" © Nicolas Raymond
My Yopp into the Void

Theme Essay by Devin Donovan

Horton can’t hear me. I’m on the dandelion he tramples while looking for his Whos.

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