February 12, 2016
“If Social Media Wasn’t a Thing”: The Sanctity of Reading Time
A recent This American Life episode offers a glimpse into the social politics surrounding teenage girls’ Instagram use. Of the three teens who lend their voices to this segment, Ira […]
March 22, 2012
Mix Tape: The Art of Making Stuff Up
Lee Gutkind, editor of Creative Nonfiction, weighs in on the D’Agata scandal and what it means to “do a D’Agata”—new slang for “fudge”—in a piece of writing. “In creative nonfiction, […]
May 17, 2010
Flea Market Value
There’s nothing like moving cross-country to make you hate your stuff. And there’s nothing like a good flea market to make you forget that you hate moving and you have […]