by Editor | Jun 29, 2016 | Articles, News + Features
By Faith Aeriel All over the country people are gearing up for their Fourth of July traditions. Flags are being hung, sparklers are being purchased, and books are being read. This year’s patriotic celebrations are being fueled by the anticipation of the upcoming...
by Editor | Jun 28, 2016 | Interviews, Written
For Hadley Freeman, movies of the 1980s have simply got it all. In her new book, Life Moves Pretty Fast, Hadley puts her obsessive movie geekery to good use, detailing the decade’s key players, genres, and tropes. She looks back on a cinematic world in which bankers...
by Editor | Jun 21, 2016 | Interviews, Written
Beauty has long been shrouded in mystery. Many have attempted to understand it, to get closer to it – to define it through scientific research (my non-symmetrical face doesn’t come close), capture it through the arts (we’re lookin’ at you,...
by Editor | Jun 17, 2016 | Articles, Guest Contributors
By Maggie Leffler I grew up in a family of women writers, where it was normal to have disclaimers about fair use in the midst of casual conversation. After sharing an anecdote, it was not uncommon for my sister or mother to say to me, “Please don’t use this; it’s...
by Editor | Jun 17, 2016 | Articles, Guest Contributors, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process
By Jennifer Dwight The first time I sat down to make notes about the book that had been churning inside me, it was to be quick and casual. Maybe 45 minutes, I thought. I was still in my nightgown and robe, barefoot – an unsuspecting target. I wrote “Whatever It Takes”...
