Special Feature: Sarah Fawn Montgomery reads from “Playing House”
SarahFawn Montgomery reads from “Playing House,” her essay about doll-play and training for motherhood, from issue 20.2.
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Announcing our 2023 Awards Nominees
We are delighted to announce our 2023 literary award nominees.
In Praise of Getting Rid of Books
It’s okay if you’re ready to get rid of (some) books; here are some tips on how.
Tierney Oberhammer On Two Images that Inspired “Sunshine Skyway”
Tierney Oberhammer reflects on two images that inspired the story “Sunshine Skyway,” published in issue 20.2.
Signs I’d Publish: Cold-N-Quick
In this installment of our new column, the poetic bliss of the Cold-N-Quick sign is singed by the fires of Hell.
Talking Pictures: On Wendy and Lucy
Assistant Editor Holli Carrell discusses Kelly Reichardt’s film, Wendy and Lucy, in our new film column, “Talking Pictures.”
Special Feature: “Due Water” by Ginger Ko
Ginger Ko complicates what it can mean to say “Me too” in an essay about familial abuse.
SFF Settings I’d Vacation In: Gideon the Ninth
Break out your cashmere robes and your thickest skeleton-knitted gloves and socks, and don’t forget to accessorize for your chapel tour with a string of locally sourced prayer bones.
Special Feature: Some spooky miCRos to raise your heart rate
We’ve rounded up some of our all-time spookiest miCRos for your reading pleasure this Halloween.
In Praise of Fan Letters
When I wrote a fan letter to a writer in 1992 and he wrote back, and how it makes me think about failure and success.