Published inCreators HubHow to Write Faster and Find Your VoiceYou need to figure out if you’re a poet or a ghostApr 18, 20218Apr 18, 20218
Published inGENAnti-Asian Violence Must Be a Bigger Part of America’s Racial DiscourseAlexander Chee and Cathy Park Hong on how the pandemic has cracked open discrimination against Asian American communitiesMar 16, 20217Mar 16, 20217
Published inGENWhat ‘Minari’ Means to MeLee Isaac Chung’s film took me through his past and into my own family’s storyMar 3, 20218Mar 3, 20218
On Writing About Sex In AmericaA story about a short story with at least three livesFeb 17, 20211Feb 17, 20211
No EscapeI hoped The Durrells In Corfu could offer an escape from winter, but instead, found one answer to our current national crisis.Jan 30, 20212Jan 30, 20212
Apocalypse TMThe stories we have about apocalypse don’t seem to take in how they are actually happening in real time. So what are they even for?Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
Ring and RunDreams, recipes, links, unsent tweets, facts that stick around.Dec 30, 20201Dec 30, 20201
Your Questions Answered: “How do you access emotional states that are different from the one you…Describing your sense memories for readers can evoke what you were feeling for them but also for yourself.Dec 22, 20202Dec 22, 20202
“Am I Ready For The MFA?”To prepare for a MFA in writing, focus on community and a writing practice first.Dec 14, 20203Dec 14, 20203
Your Questions Answered: How Have You Overcome Writers Block?A misremembered quote, self forgiveness, and attending to the unmade decisions of a draft.Dec 7, 202021Dec 7, 202021
Placing A Bet On AmericaLooking for a home last year in the country I grew up in was an exercise in faith.Nov 27, 20201Nov 27, 20201
Published inForgeDon’t Quit Writing When the World Is on FireA novel protects what a missile can’tAug 31, 20206Aug 31, 20206
Published inWords That MatterWhy ‘Grieve’ Is the Word of the YearA lifetime of public and private mourningDec 14, 201816Dec 14, 201816
Published inHuman PartsThe Nuisance‘I tried to act as if the ghost had no possible effect on me. This seemed like the easiest device. It was actually quite hard.’Oct 24, 201811Oct 24, 201811
Published inHuman PartsThe Delicate Bargain of TrustThe foolishness of trusting what you love because you love itJun 28, 20187Jun 28, 20187
A Handy Guide To The Brisbane Conversation If Someone Tries To Tell You Ferrante’s Outing Proves…There’s a fascinating line to draw from Ken Kalfus’s review of Lionel Shriver’s The Mandibles to her offensive appearance at the Brisbane…Oct 5, 20161Oct 5, 20161