Assistant Editor Kate Jayroe: Imagine that you’re writing a short story or novel. In drafting a scene, are you seeing your intentions play out much like a film? A miniseries? A prestige television show? Dramatic moments might appear in slow motion, a soundtrack might kick in at a pivotal moment, and a popular actor could …
Dorothy Chan on books by Faylita Hicks and Michael Chang that use sex in poetry to challenge norms.
Poet Keetje Kuipers on the art of writing about self-pleasure.
Jonathan Alexander on the craft of writing sex in nonfiction, looking at books by Zachary Zane and Tina Horn.
Gwen E. Kirby on Miranda July’s latest novel and its radical act of depicting a sexual middle-aged woman.
Edgar Gomez on crafting funny sex scenes in fiction and nonfiction.
In this folio to accompany issue 21.2, five writers explore the craft of writing about sex.
A poignant and profound essay about the capacity for love and the devastation of grief.
I would spend hours crunched up in a knot at my dorm-room desk, sweating in terror over what seemed like laughably basic, but also insurmountable, problems.
Some recent submission trends to avoid if you’d like your submission to stand out from the crowd
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