The Creature

She stops to look into her mother's face. It is smooth and blank as a stone. Nothing emerges; nothing shifts.

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The author discusses her new book, Stag Dance

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“Don’t come out until I come back!”

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The Creature

She stops to look into her mother's face. It is smooth and blank as a stone. Nothing emerges; nothing shifts.

Torrey Peters on Writing Symbols, Sex, and Strategy

The author discusses her new book, Stag Dance

Solitaria

“Don’t come out until I come back!”

Who Are You Close To?

I worried I had broken the chatbot by trauma-dumping, and no one, human or machine, had the capacity to console me completely.

The East is Red

If he took a shortcut, if he made the creative process any easier for himself, the magic would be lost.

How to Get Undead in Advertising: An Interview with Aurora Stewart de Peña

The author of Julius Julius on ad agency ghosts, shaming PSAs, and sexual harassment post-#MeToo

So Much Grows

Desire and decision may not line up. Or indecision ends up being its own decision.

The Lie of the Rules-Based Order: An Interview with Omar El Akkad

The author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This on euphemistic violence, Western hypocrisy, and personal complicity.

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after Black Belt Eagle Scout’s ‘Scorpio Moon’

The Demagogue’s Vocabulary: An Interview with Carol Off

The veteran journalist and author of At a Loss for Words on how leaders have—and do—use language to sow the seeds of discord.

Let's Not Pretend

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Rose, Snowflake, Star, Sun

The cross-border journeys of a beloved symbol