As of today, I’ve shared more than 1,700 poetry prompts on this site over the years. One per day (and two on Tuesdays) in April and November and every Wednesday in between those months. So it’s really beyond time for me to cobble together a list of poetry prompts for writers looking for some inspiration. […]
Marcus Kliewer is the author of the speculative novel, We Used to Live Here. (Brian Van Wyk) The Next Chapter21:01How Marcus Kliewer’s horror novel went from Reddit post to Hollywood movie deal Vancouver-based debut author Marcus Kliewer began writing horror on the Reddit forum No Sleep. His stories quickly caught the attention of readers, publishers […]
From novels to TV shows to music videos, queer women are meeting a very dramatic, very wet end Screenshot from music video for “Casual” by Chappell Roan Share article When I first read Kate Chopin’s The Awakening , I was straight. Or, at least I thought I was. It was 2014, and I was a […]
Cover illustration for “The Frindle Files.”Credit…Brian Selznick There’s a moment in early childhood when pure, wide-eyed wonder turns into a new kind of curiosity. One day a 3-year-old is perfectly content knowing that the sky is blue, and then all of a sudden they desperately need to know why. Case in point: Marcelo, the inquisitive […]
