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“I Am In Here”: On Silence in Fiction

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Alix Ohlin
Silence appeals to us not just because it’s a rare commodity in the modern world, but because it is profoundly intertwined with our consciousness and our sense of self. Silence can indicate oppression and taboo; it can also be spiritual, offering respite and calm.
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Many White Dresses: Emily Dickinson & Her Biographers

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Amy Pence
Few poets that I know—male and female alike—have failed to answer Emily Dickinson’s provocation. She’s a rare find—both a woman’s woman and a man’s woman.
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Middle Birth: The Novella as an Art Form

Hunter Liguore
Novellas have developed in traditional literary history as a middle point between a short story, (7,500 words) and a novel (50,000+ words). While the length of a novella is part of what defines it, the directness of its plot also suggests its meaning.
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Privileged Perspective in Memoir: Building the Bridge of Trust by Trusting the Reader

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Tara Caimi
Credibility is one of the most important qualities of an effective memoir, yet sometimes the truth is, indeed, stranger than fiction. What happens when real-life events are truly unbelievable?
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An Author’s Unlikely “Nervous Breakthrough”: Mary Karr's Journey Through Darkness to Illumination

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Robin Lindley
Acclaimed memoirist, poet and, literature professor, Mary Karr displays her trademark lyrical writing and unique ability again to make the personal universal in her new memoir, Lit.
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R.T. Smith & Steve Scafidi: Two Poets Talk

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Lana White Austin
How did you meet and what is at the core of your now years-long friendship?
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Geography of Genre: Authors Working in Both Prose & Poetry

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Jessica Day
Genre is the starting point for many writers, a way of organizing their ideas or framing their story, and most writers generally find their way through genre by instinct—they don’t necessarily sit down at their desk and declare I am going to write a poem! (although, some of them may).
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