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.

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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

In the Mist

Notes on cruising. 

‘Resilience Doesn’t Apply to Every Situation’: An Interview with Mike Mariani

The author of What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us on chronic fatigue syndrome, Nietzsche, and catastrophic life events that engender an afterlife.

'It Is My Responsibility As A Parent': An Interview with Michael Crummey

The author of The Adversary on writing in the Anthropocene, crafting an unforgivable villain, and taking your place in the protest line. 

The Favourite Patient

Likeability? That’s for losers. Or so I thought, until I developed an unexplained chronic illness, and winning my doctors' approval became intertwined with my well-being.

'I Have This Thing About Water': An Interview with Zalika Reid-Benta

The author of River Mumma on the demonization of traditional medicines, cities as characters, and quarter-life crises. 

Agassiz

On this morning, at this place, the prevailing wind is from the west. Given the location of the site, the air we breathe right now will reach the city in an hour or two. When it arrives in the city it will seem like a mystery, an affliction.