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Jon Papernick: Israel's Inspiration Got Me Back to Writing

Whenever I spend time in Israel I always feel like a more fully realized version of myself — healthier, happier, part of a historical...

Ken Goldstein: I’m Out on Meta

“Someone has to tell me why we keep allowing social media and our very lives as social creatures to be dictated by the most socially...

Peter Marlton: Crazy Job Vignettes

I can’t count the number of times I’ve been on job interviews, and on many of them I would’ve been crushed if I got hired. I’ve worked in...

Damone Bester: Living for the Weekend

I’m tired of “living for the weekend.” There was a time in my life when I’d fire up the car on Friday after a long work week and scream...

Craig Lancaster: The Pig Life in the Dark

A preamble, then we’ll amble: I’ve had what I consider to be four careers, and they’ve lain together haphazardly, overlapping in some...

David Biddle: Summer Stories, Rebellion, and Open-Ended Questions

Summer stories have always been significant in our lives—not just the ones in novels and movies, but the real ones, especially the ones...

Craig Lancaster: On Restlessness

Restlessness. It’s a force that has driven research papers, inspired literature, informed film, and, in real-life situations, has ripped...

Molly D. Campbell: What If?

Every novel has a premise. They start with just a whim or an idea in the author’s head. What if this happened? My novel Keep the Ends...

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