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Carried Away

Lindy knew what happens in the dark behind shut doors: girls tell stories.

Cartoon Art Volume 2014-06

Mary Lawton

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Catfish Heads on a Clothesline

I’m the shrunken dead like them, here, greening the sky’s bluer potion.

Charlottesville Burning

Longtime residents witness the eruption of violence in Charlottesville.

Charlottesville Burning

The smart hide their claws in their paws, then add fur for allure.

Chocolate Cake for Diane

Diane cupped my cheek in her hand, studying me, memorizing me.

Clips from Our Interview with Alan

We are teachers so maybe we can help something change, tap into something.

Clips from Our Interview with Ann Beattie

An in-depth audio interview with Ann Beattie on her writing.

Clips from Our Interview with Frank

Frank Conroy

Clips from Our Interview with Jennifer Egan

Audio clips of Pultizer Prize winner Jennifer Egan on her work.

Contents

My mother said a woman’s handbag is more private than her body.

Crossing Borders

Do the work. Every day. Take a step back and see if you love it.

Day of the Refugios

The places in between places are like countries themselves.

Dead Man’s Run

I seek these ghosts because they allow me to return home outside of time.

Doing No Harm: Some Thoughts on Reading and Writing in the Age of Umbrage

The intention of the writer is irrelevant to the success of the story.

Donald Hall

I didn’t know I would be any good. But I knew I wanted to be a poet.

Don’t Come to Me with the Entire Truth

Olav H. Hauge

Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr.

Like an idiot, I was flattered at first to get honorary degrees.

Earth in the Time of Billie Holiday

How can anyone imagine sleep is possible in such a time?

Eating at the Fancy Shanghai Restaurant

we’ve walked the streets: candied apples on sticks, fish heads.

Eleven Days

Once she said, “Dying is nothing, but . . . the separation!

Esther Stories

The illusion is so complete that it seems the world has been re-created.

Exhaling and Other Poems

I was a skinhead in look and seem, a balding guy trying out the future.