Category Archives: Literature

Gabriel Wins

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Gabriel Mason

In which the obscure but brilliant writer Gabriel Mason recounts his experience winning the Wisner Stroller Fiction Award. Continue reading →

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The Outsiders: Goalies, Writing & Existentialism

Posted on July 12, 2014 by James D. Irwin

For the World Cup Final, James Irwin on the weirdness of goalies. Or: why so many writers (Camus, Nabokov) have served in soccer’s goal box. Continue reading →

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The N-Word

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Judy Juanita

In an age of trigger warnings and Justin Bieber’s N-Word Gate, Judy Juanita comes out for the word. With qualifications, considerations – and calling it on white cops. Continue reading →

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Notes from Trigger-gate: Why I Give Trigger Warnings

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Sayantani DasGupta

Preventing little Johnny, José, or Jamila from getting a tad misty-eyed in a classroom is not, ideally, what trigger warnings are about, says Sayantani DasGupta. Continue reading →

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Let’s Vote on It: Four Short Essays by Lynne Tillman

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Lynne Tillman

Here Lynne does for the essay what Lydia Davis has done for the short story – set it free. And the results are funny, disturbing – and true. Continue reading →

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Body Parts For Sale

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Lynne Tillman

An excerpt from Lynne Tillman’s new collection of essays, “What Would Lynne Tillman Do?” Continue reading →

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This Is Where the Conversation Goes Wrong

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Janet Steen

Lobbing an opinion bomb is a delicate operation Continue reading →

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