Suspend Your Disbelief

Search Results: New JN0-281 Test Blueprint Latest JN0-281 Dumps Sheet JN0-281 Brain Exam Download JN0-281 for free by simply entering wwwpdfvcecom website Official JN0-281 Practice Test

Shop Talk |

"Work with the puppy that is your brain"

by Celeste Ng

…he Rejectionist is here to help: So imagine you have a new puppy, and your new puppy does the things that new puppies do, which are: pee on the floor, eat your favorite shoes, poop in your laundry hamper, chew on your plants, chase the cat. Right? Bad things. Now, how do you deal effectively with the misbehaviors of the new puppy, which does not know any better, and is only doing the things that puppies have done since the dawn of puppy-time, when…


Interviews |

Literary Mentors & Friends: An Interview with Charles Johnson

by Zachary Watterson

…nd grew up in the same cultural and racial worlds of the 50s and 60s. (The latest edition of my novel, Oxherding Tale, has a cover that August came up with, and he gets in the book credit for cover design and art.) I recommend that readers of this interview take a look at “Night Hawks” in Kenyon Review for the full story of our friendship. I love that essay. I remember a moment when you talk about how August Wilson used to dream that after finishi…


Essays |

Where Are We Going Next? A Conversation about Creative Writing Pedagogy (Pt. 2)

…enge. Students learn not to be afraid of making mistakes generally; they become more comfortable being shown shortcomings so they can work on them. Playing to our strengths isn’t bad, but cognitive scientists assert that we learn from mistakes even better. That’s a good habit of mind for students to carry beyond earning their degrees. Cathy Day: We do need to consider what our students will do after graduation, and what experiences will help them…


Shop Talk |

The Risky Email Test

by Jackie Reitzes

…o and behold, there’s a landmine in his inbox, and where the hell did this come from!? And meanwhile, you–back to being actual you–are now HORRIFIED that you sent such a purple, prosaic, telling, tell-all, schmaltzy piece of GARBAGE, and you don’t even understand what possessed you to type such nonsense, much less send it to another innocent and important human being who now has to pretend to take seriously your self indulgent little rant/love-let…


Shop Talk |

"Atlas Shrugged" + "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" 4-Ever

by Celeste Ng

Image credit: Flickr – Jennuine Captures Clearly there’s some connection between literature and romance. We know that fiction makes you more empathetic, and thus, possibly, more dateable. Writing and love are a lot alike. And a literary misalignment can even break a budding romance. Recently we’ve heard about how a shared love of books can act as a matchmaker. Now the San Francisco Public Library has taken that a step further, organizing a speed-…


Shop Talk |

The Ultimate Personality Test: Your Favorite Writer

by Celeste Ng

…n who recognizes absurdity in typical daily behavior. You’re most likely a combination of all or some of the following: hipster, twee, Into Literature, shy/ anxious/ curious/ depressed, Poet, and under 35 years old. I suspect you read Vice Magazine, like mumblecore, enjoy quiet time over loud crazy time, treat your budding romantic interest awkwardly, and are highly sensitive to insecurities you may have. If your favorite author is Tao Lin, you’re…


Reviews |

The Wilderness, by Samantha Harvey

by Mary Westbrook

…s proof of his existence. For Further Reading: Photo from the Author’s Website For more information on Samantha Harvey’s work, upcoming events, or possible reading group discussions topics, please visit the author’s website. Or read an excerpt from the novel here. You can also read an interview with Samantha Harvey on the Man Booker Prize website. The Wilderness was longlisted for the prize this year. And if you missed it the first time, be su…


Reviews |

Best of the Web 2010, edited by Kathy Fish and Matt Bell

by Michael Rudin

…s a fire under the tank hoping to thaw its freeze. Is this desperation? Or commitment to a new life? We end up worrying whether or not he’s going to blow himself up; if his boss will arrive at the clubhouse to find the charred remains of a juvie hugging the pieces of a furnace. All this…in three-and-a-half pages. It’s fitting that we don’t learn until the fourth section that keeping this job—contingent on keeping the furnace lit—is the one way McD…


Shop Talk |

FWR's Latest Features: The Biweekly Roundup

by Anne Stameshkin

…iences with another artist on a regular basis is refreshing. That person becomes like a mirror. Their experiences and practice can clarify and bring a subtler understanding to our life and creative practice. In a conversation with Mary Westbrook, author Heidi Durrow, whose debut novel The Girl Who Fell From the Sky won the 2008 Bellwether Prize, says: Heidi Durrow / photo by Timothi Jane Graham I don’t mind that when I’m interviewed I am speaking…




Literary Partners