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On Journal Reading

On Journal Reading

Isazappy For many of us these days, the careful keeping of a journal seems far too disciplined and ever-so lonely compared to the easy online alternative of Facebook “profiles.” Why copy your... 

This Summer I Read A Really Long Book

This Summer I Read A Really Long Book

I bought War and Peace in an airport bookstore. This was an incredibly impractical decision, though it was a very nice copy. The pages were smooth and thin and the spine had a softness that allowed the... 

Post Periodical

Post Periodical

The debut issue of the online journal Electric Literature is essentially composed of a series of black web pages filled with bright, neon slogans floating around the margins. One such slogan, “reading... 

Let’s Workshop It Out

Let’s Workshop It Out

In 1903, the university began to embrace the discipline of creative writing—a separate and distinct area of expertise from social practice writing such as journalism and basic proficiency in language.... 

Hot on the Press

Hot on the Press

This fall season will find the New Release table at your neighborhood bookstore (or large and impersonal mega-chain, as the case may be) light on fictional material. In an effort to boost sales, it seems...