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That Time I Got Ambushed in Chicago
That Time I Got Ambushed in Chicago
All I wanted to do was find the nearest ATM, but life had other plans for me — which proved more valuable than a routine cash withdrawal.
Andrew Jazprose Hill
May 23
I Don’t Write the Songs
I Don’t Write the Songs
The songs write me
Kate Brennan
Apr 9
I Hate Waking Up in an Empty Bed
I Hate Waking Up in an Empty Bed
On Missing Dean in a New Year
Linda A. Moran
Dec 31, 2023
Daring Experiments with Sleep
Daring Experiments with Sleep
Finding a new compassion for my body
Dr. Caitlin Blau
Dec 8, 2023
A Housing Crisis of the Mind
A Housing Crisis of the Mind
Overflowing thoughts and eternally empty hands
Roo Nesmith
Oct 4, 2023
Clinging to The Memories
Clinging to The Memories
I don’t want to forget my life
Kimberly Fosu
May 1, 2023
Creativity is Essential
Creativity is Essential
…Me, Elizabeth Gilbert, and some decorator crabs
Yi Shun Lai
Jul 16, 2021
If You Want to Enjoy Your Job, Try Failing
If You Want to Enjoy Your Job, Try Failing
When I burned out at work, I tried doing things I was bad at. It worked.
Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Jan 24, 2023
Brian Cox Books a Bikini Wax
Brian Cox Books a Bikini Wax
On sickness, health, and creative frustration
Sara Benincasa
Dec 20, 2022
Why I Wrote a Book About Creativity
Why I Wrote a Book About Creativity
And how you, too, can get unblocked
Herbert Lui
May 17, 2022
Why Writers Drink — and This One Doesn’t
Why Writers Drink — and This One Doesn’t
Is inspiration through disinhibition worth the risk?
Mark Dery
May 16, 2022
A Few Thoughts on Joan Didion
A Few Thoughts on Joan Didion
She taught us to tell the stories that made us uncomfortable
Susan Orlean
Jan 1, 2022
Better Creativity in 2 Minutes (a Day)
Better Creativity in 2 Minutes (a Day)
An illustrated essay
Yi Shun Lai
Dec 7, 2021
What is a Book, Anyway?
What is a Book, Anyway?
Reflections on ‘success’ as an author
Antonia Malchik
Dec 3, 2021
Are They Really That Courageous — or Are You Just Making Excuses?
Are They Really That Courageous — or Are You Just Making Excuses?
A scaredy-cat demystifies courage
Simone Keelah Brathwaite
Oct 22, 2021
maggie and milly and molly and me
maggie and milly and molly and me
Poetry helps me express my inner outsider
Katy Friedman Miller
Sep 24, 2021
Write the Tale That Scares You
Write the Tale That Scares You
These words from Emmy Award winner Michaela Coel changed my perspective on creativity
Simone Keelah Brathwaite
Oct 1, 2021
You’re Gorgeous! You’re Hideous! Let’s Scream!
You’re Gorgeous! You’re Hideous! Let’s Scream!
Adventures with weird birds
Emily Kingsley
Sep 20, 2021
A Little Blue Monster is the Best Part of Me
A Little Blue Monster is the Best Part of Me
We contain multitudes; should our avatars reflect that?
Yi Shun Lai
Sep 16, 2021
May You Produce Seeds
May You Produce Seeds
A meditation on the gifts of death inspired by the failure of my first bouquet, plus an exercise in creating from decay.
Caits Meissner
Sep 14, 2021
Combo Number 3
Combo Number 3
A short story by the author of the collection “The Cult In My Garage”
Duncan Birmingham
Aug 7, 2021
I’ve Always Thought I’m Good at Endings
I’ve Always Thought I’m Good at Endings
But maybe not
Ben Kassoy
Aug 6, 2021
Why I Read the Obituaries
Why I Read the Obituaries
You never know when you’ll find the encouragement you needed
Sarah McColl
Jun 28, 2021
You Should Take More Aimless Walks
You Should Take More Aimless Walks
Jen Gippel PhD
May 5, 2021
It Is Solved by Walking
It Is Solved by Walking
An amble through various kinds of very long walks
Amy Shearn
Apr 16, 2021
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