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Author Abigail Thomas talks with Sari Botton about her new book, "Still Life at Eighty," finding beauty in messiness and imperfection, and the…

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Author Helene Stapinski encourages her college-age self not to give up on her dreams of becoming a writer.

Helene Stapinski

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"I’ve begun to become aware of myself as an elder and am slowly embracing all that goes with that: mentorship, responsibility, life experience I can…

Mar 22

Nine months after her mother's passing, Michelle Dowd sees her father in a new light.

Mar 20

Stumbling upon some paintings she made 16 years ago while being treated for cancer, Viney Kirpal is reminded of the meditative power of art-making, and…

Mar 18

Remember actually talking on telephones? What was the first phone model that mattered to you? An open thread...

Mar 17

A Winter's Tale

Mar 16

"All the previous versions of me feel like they’re almost other people at this point."

Mar 15

After some setbacks, 80-year-old Sydney Lea heads right back into the great outdoors.

Mar 13

I mean, who couldn't? I've got you covered...

Mar 11

In a follow-up essay to his earlier piece, "Supper at Scribners," Michael A. Gonzales recalls his time in the mid-80s working at Miss Brooks, a cafe in…

Michael A. Gonzales

Mar 10

Video from last year's International Women's Day reading in collaboration with Revel (RIP!). Featuring Abigail Thomas, Naz Riahi, Emily Rubin, and…

Mar 9

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