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  • Carl Douglass
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  • Evan Swensen
  • Mary Ann Poll
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  • Rebecca Wetzler
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  • Robin Barefield
  • Steve Levi
  • T. Martin O'Neil
  • Valerie Winans
  • Victoria Hardesty
Evan Swensen

I don’t know

Wislawa Szymborska’s line—“Poets, if they’re genuine, must always keep repeating, ‘I don’t know’”—echoes the humility at the heart of both …

Carl Douglass

The Young Coyote

The town of Cipher, Arizona was set twenty-seven miles back of the canyon rim that permits a striking view of …

Evan Swensen

Measured by Letters, Remembered by Readers

In the English alphabet, each letter holds a position: A is 1, B is 2, C is 3, and so …

Evan Swensen

Meet the World’s Fastest Reader

The Man Who Could Read a Book Over Lunch — and Dessert Too Every so often, a bit of trivia …

Evan Swensen

Wit, Faith, and Fiction

“I often wonder if we were all characters in one of God’s dreams.” With these words, Muriel Spark pierced the …

Evan Swensen

From Me to We

“How do I write a memoir both personal and universally relatable?” It’s a question often asked in quiet tones, almost …

Evan Swensen

Scandal, Seduction, and Suicide

The First American Novel Was a Scandal America’s very first novel wasn’t a story of patriotism, politics, or pioneers. It …

Evan Swensen

Peanuts and Potential

“Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.” These were the words of Charles …

Carl Douglass

HOW TO WRITE WITH ACCENTS, DIALECT, SLANG, COLLOQUALISM, AND ETHNICITY

PART XIII How to speak British beyond England (continued), course 304: Jamaican English: English is the official language of Jamaica, …

Evan Swensen

Human and Artificial Intelligence—A Different Story

I’ve always seen technology as a way to improve my efforts, not something to fear. Working with Artificial Intelligence came …

Evan Swensen

The Secret Power of Fiction

Did you know your brain can’t always distinguish between reading about and living an experience? It’s true—and it’s one of …

Carl Douglass

Medical School in the Depression—to hell and back

“Karl worked harder than any man should during those grinding years. He came to look like skin and bones, but …

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