October 2, 2019
A Record of What It Meant: An Interview with Carl Phillips, Author of The Art of Daring and Coin of the Realm
This post is the twelfth in a months-long series that explores the topic of craft: what it is, how it has evolved, who has historically had access to it, and […]
September 12, 2019
Adventures in Composition and The Essay
This is the first in a series, Adventures in Composition and the Essay. Since I’m teaching the most composition courses I’ve ever taught in a single semester (three), I have […]
November 17, 2016
Introductory Paragraphs
While working at Powell’s Books, I had a routine. I would pull a story or essay collection from the literature shelves, read the first few paragraphs of every piece in […]
March 22, 2016
Every Night Is Ladies Night: An Interview with Sonja Livingston
On a recent flight from Boston back to Buffalo, my seatmate claimed both armrests, and never once looked up nor adjusted his position when I pressed past him to my […]
November 16, 2014
But is it an essay? Voyager edition
Welcome to part 3 of our ongoing series (check out part 1 and part 2 if you missed them). For this installment, a number of nonfiction-y writers will focus on […]
October 31, 2014
But is it an essay? Last Address
jan my jan even blindfolded i would find my way to you around this evergreen cemetery -Assotto Saint, “The Language of Dust” It’s time for Round 2 of “But is […]
September 28, 2014
But is it an essay?
“Of all the forms of literature, however, the essay is the one which least calls for the use of long words.” -Virginia Woolf, taken out of context Although I have […]