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Jul 15
Two small children lay next to a woman on a beach towel.

How Much Work Will I Do On My Summer Vacation?

And is it wrong if I kind of enjoy it?
6 min read
Jun 10
A large painting on paper, of the White House, with dark blue sky, and decaying, ripped front columns in a museum gallery.

After Years of Being a Writer for Hire — Can I Write Just for Me?

Latria takes an ekphrastic poetry class and tries to get weird with her art
9 min read
Apr 29
Multiple clipped headlines from various news sources are collaged together with rianbow colors and filters over a dark grey background.

List Full of Daggers

What we stand to lose when paperback nonfiction disappears.
14 min read
Apr 21
Photo of a bunch of old flip phones spilling out of a yellow NiKON bag. Beside it is a well-loved black rotary telephone.

Smartphones, Dumbphones, and Delusions of Platform-Building

“I don’t actually need my smartphone to write, but do I need it in order to be seen as a writer?”
13 min read
Mar 24
A sculpture made of a cement rectangle, with human figures in bronze emerging from the top with arms raised.

The Job I Want Doesn’t Exist Anymore

What is lost when arts criticism dies?
12 min read
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