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Interview with Sarah Einstein

Sarah Einstein—author of Mot: A Memoir, winner of the 2014 AWP Prize in Creative Nonfiction—is working on her second book, a research-heavy memoir that defies..
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Harold and the Purple Prompt

Remember the book, Harold and the Purple Crayon? Imagine that the blank page or screen is a white wall. No windows, doors, not even a..
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You Want Two Tickets to the Gun Show

So, you want to attend a gun show, but you’ve never actually been around a gun before. I get it—I’ve been there—you’re a well-meaning peacenik..
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If I Could Ramble

I came to nonfiction late in my writing life. It was always something others were doing, something I wasn’t able to do myself. Writing an..
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Interview with Sarah Shotland

Sarah Shotland’s “On Visiting Prison Again,” won Proximity’s 2016 Personal Essay Prize. When selected, Judge Paul Lisicky described the essay as follows: “This is a piece by..
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8 Stories in Sound

I think some of the best stories in sound are about relationships we have with other humans. I suppose most stories in any medium are..
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The Caretakers

One of my most-loved stories as a small child was Caretakers of Wonder, a beautifully illustrated picture book about the people who light the stars..
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On Chicago’s Crown Fountain

Like any great and beautiful beast, a city lives as an organism full of living organisms. A city thrives when the organisms within it thrive...