Keeping Up Appearances
The Supreme Court today has five conservative justices and four liberal ones. Since 2010, for the first time in US history, all the conservatives have been...
Get Paid to Write Personal Finance Articles: 18 Outlets to Pitch Now
Do you have a reputation for being financially savvy? Maybe you can crunch numbers in a flash to determine how to get the best deal whenever...
A Conversation with Native Voices at the Center
Editing an anthology, or a collection, is not for the weak. The curation and collation of myriad voices weaving into one another, collectively imbuing a relationship...
Borders Are Black Holes Where Ideas Go to Die
In September 2016, fellow author Todd Miller and I took an investigative trip to the Middle East trailing a labyrinth of state-corporate border intrigue. As writers...
Elisa Wouk Almino Thinks Novels Are Overrated
In our monthly series Can Writing Be Taught? we partner with Catapult to ask their course instructors all our burning questions about the process of teaching writing. This time,...
The Goofiest Shang-Chi Villains of All Time
As usual, Marvel Studios took a shock and awe approach at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, with a panel chock full of announcements ranging from...
That American-Born Desi Life: 5 Must Reads
Ever since I can remember, I’ve felt like I’ve been straddling the line between two cultures. My parents immigrated to America from India in the late...
Plantastic Prose: 25 Books About Plants for Little Green Thumbs
After you used the best house plant books to fill your dwelling with beautiful succulents and a few bonsai, we are sure the tiny tots in...
10 Things I Learned About the Antiquarian Book Trade
It was a book-obsessed person’s dream: five+ days dedicated to the world of books and ephemera. And I got to live it. In mid-July, I had...
6 Short Stories for Fans of BLACK MIRROR
Reminiscent of The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror has become something of a dark favorite over its five season run so far. But with short seasons and...
