Let’s Talk About What It Means to Rest for the Sake of Rest
Anytime I took a break, I was recharging so I could continue to overfunction
Anytime I took a break, I was recharging so I could continue to overfunction
The writing that comforted readers and confronted chaos this year
Maggie O’Farrell discusses collaborating with director Chloé Zhao to translate her heartbreaking novel into a film
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SupportNeon-pink ghostly figures gather on the front lawn, raising questions about mortality, inheritance, and the world we will leave our children
Every apocalypse, even the small ones, makes us ravenous for closeness
Discover the nonfiction that resonated with our readers this year
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“Prayers to the God of Progress,” flash fiction by Andrew Graham Martin
“Shapeshifter” by Maggie Love, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
Two ekphrastic poems by Danilo Marin