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Interesting Abyss, Where Are You?
August—take out the ink and weep!
Aug 27, 2024
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On Being Butthurt
Writers' notebooks, "privilege," lugubriousness, and more
Oct 21, 2024
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The "Debate over Pure Literature"
New (to me) intel on novels, from Japan
Jan 22
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A Great Time for Personal Narrative
Just like 1863
May 14
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Kafka and Brod
Notes from Prague
Jul 1, 2024
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James Baldwin Makes the World Feel Bigger
Here's to 100 years of 1924
Dec 10, 2024
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Elif Batuman
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Love Letter
An optimism post disguised as a short-story post
Nov 11, 2024
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Welcome to the Eliflife
It's kind of a Time Support Group
Jun 3, 2023
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Elif Batuman
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My Journey with Manhole Covers
Dear readers!
Aug 22, 2023
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Another Day, Another Slay
a story from 2 days ago
Oct 27, 2023
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Thoughts on publishing and form
"The marketplace gave the writer his voice"
Aug 29, 2023
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Places you have no reason to be
...or do you?
Oct 10, 2024
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