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Fiction writer Ethan Chatagnier shares his experiences as a stay-at-home parent and tutor.

Poet Leona Sevick on how her day job as an academic administrator has shaped her writing life.

Matthew Thorburn’s experience as a poet working in the corporate world.

Poet Travis Mossotti on how his job in Information Technology at a university helps support and sustain both his creative life and his family life.

Hugh Martin explains how his essay from our spring issue, “See the Lady,” was sparked in part by a book he discovered that made him resee some of his own experiences.

Martin Ott explains why being a technical project manager is the perfect job for a writer.

Drama Editor Brant Russell interviews playwright Ruth Tang, in a spreadsheet

It’s officially summer, which means we’re accepting submissions to the Robert and Adele Schiff Awards!

Fiction writer Jenn Scott shares her perspective on the craft of being a server in the restaurant industry: “I love juggling nine thousand things at once and smoothing over potential catastrophes.”

Assistant Editor Taylor Byas interviews Matt Mitchell about his debut collection, The Neon Hollywood Cowboy, in which Mitchell “spins us a record, songs of longing and love crooning from grainy speakers.”