It felt as if everyone was reading Ferrante in the summer of 2015. Truly everyone. And we all wanted to talk about it. I felt guilty that I would be the one reviewing it, getting to have my say, when we were all reading it, all having our own experiences. One of the appealing things […]
Javier Grillo-Marxuach , ‘LOST’, (from left): Jeremy Davies, Terry O’Quinn, Michael Emerson, Matthew Fox, Elizabeth Mitchell, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Evangeline Lilly, Rebecca Mader, Jorge Garcia, Henry Ian Cusick, Naveen Andrews, Ken Leung, After his quotes about writing for Lost appeared in a Vanity Fair book excerpt Tuesday, veteran scribe Javier Grillo-Marxuach doubled down via […]
Javier Grillo-Marxuach , ‘LOST’, (from left): Jeremy Davies, Terry O’Quinn, Michael Emerson, Matthew Fox, Elizabeth Mitchell, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Evangeline Lilly, Rebecca Mader, Jorge Garcia, Henry Ian Cusick, Naveen Andrews, Ken Leung, After his quotes about writing for Lost appeared in a Vanity Fair book excerpt Tuesday, veteran scribe Javier Grillo-Marxuach doubled down via […]
The Bluest Crab at Grandpa’s Funeral The following story was chosen by Anthony Doerr as the winner of the 2023 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. The prize is awarded annually by Selected Shorts and a guest author judge. Subscribe to Selected Shorts wherever you get your podcasts to hear this story performed by an […]
Following a neurotic writer and a wealthy aesthete over four bumpy decades, “Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style” is a gay rom-com that tugs at the heart. Well known as a humorist, Paul Rudnick delivers an emotional romance amid the one-liners in his new novel.Credit…Emilio Madrid When you purchase an independently reviewed book through […]
Photo courtesy of Ava Burzycki To the Victorians, tuberculosis was a deeply romantic ailment to be consumed by. To be rosy-cheeked, sweaty, pale and deteriorated to the point of extreme slenderness from tuberculosis was to be tragically beautiful — especially to artists, writers and other creative intellectuals. There was no greater sign of aestheticism and […]
Showing your work is not just for math problems anymore. DIY Technology Tracking changes is a simple way to show that a document is all your own work. (Kaitlyn Baker / Unsplash) SHARE AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google Bard have now reached a level where they can write emails , essays, and entire […]
Essay writing jobs are popular among freelance writers. They have low barriers to entry, and you can quickly find dozens of gigs online. Although accessible, you might feel skeptical about paid essays. They encourage cheating, after all. To help you reach an informed decision, let’s discuss some pros and cons of writing essays for money. […]
Six months into the pandemic, I hadn’t written a word. When I finally returned to the page, in September 2020, it wasn’t with the clarity and intention required for the essays and stories I was used to writing. Instead, my thoughts and feelings and pen meandered and explored; I wrote in a generally unfocused, sometimes […]
Six months into the pandemic, I hadn’t written a word. When I finally returned to the page, in September 2020, it wasn’t with the clarity and intention required for the essays and stories I was used to writing. Instead, my thoughts and feelings and pen meandered and explored; I wrote in a generally unfocused, sometimes […]
