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media debate • books • movies

Romero and Juliet, Courtesy Relativity Media
How Not to Adapt "Romeo and Juliet"

Film Review by John Michael Bell

Julian Fellowes, of 'Downton Abbey' fame, has broken one of the most sacred rules of adapting the Bard for the big screen.

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

"Kanheri" © Mira Desai
Balancing Words in Two Languages

Essay by Mira Desai

The same genes that pushed my grandfather to seek an education for his sons survive in a new avatar.

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craft
advice • teaching • interviews

Catherine Owens
Author Talk: Catherine Owens

Video Interview by Elizabeth McShane

We talk making art with a message—getting people to look and listen.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

"Day 65: How many fingers am I holding up?" © Ansy Wong
Sparkly Plans, Grease, and Luck

Flash Novella Excerpt by Meg Pokrass

On our stoop, luck clears its throat like a Mormon missionary and walks away.

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

Trina Gaynon: Prose Poem

TW Poetry Spotlight

Don’t even start him on the subject of germs. Or the hidden life of soil.

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hot topics
from adoption to writerly sins...

"Broad Vocabulary Bookstore" © Galen Smith; Creative Commons license
Gender Wars: The Listicle

TW Reading List

It's no stretch to leap past Dr. Johnson, but in the 21st century, why can't writers of any gender twirl on their 'hinder' legs?

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