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. 

Why Did Joyce Carol Vincent Die Alone?

I saw myself in the loneliness of her passing, and studied it for ways to avoid the same fate. 

Denis Johnson’s Redemption in the Margins

I’d been enthralled by his writing for some years, but I had to go see for myself how the man’s brain worked.

دنیا کا سب سے تنہا آدمی

عرفان خان کی زندگی کے سفر پر ایک نظر

दुनिया का सबसे तन्हा इंसान

एक सफ़रनामा इरफ़ान ख़ान की अदाकारी का

Trilobite

Even half a decade after the news cycle washed its hands of the matter I could still recall details with ease. Though I preferred not to.

‘I Resist Through Exploration’: An Interview with Allie Rowbottom

The author of Aesthetica on stardom and online hate, conflict between feminisms, and the evergreen currency of a woman’s image.