Author Jon Mooallem’s narrative on the Camp Fire: “The value is in the telling” The experienced author and magazine writer takes on the aftermath of California's biggest wildfire with insecurity and empathy February 16, 2023 Intimate stories in abstract numbers By Jacqui BanaszynskiThe details are what always hold me.The numbers matter, of course. Horrible numbers that matter horribly. I follow them as they rise. When the news of the shallow… February 14, 2023 Who says political writing has to be boring? By Jacqui BanaszynskiI sat down to watch the State of the Union address this week out of a sense of obligation and, to be honest, a somewhat dark curiosity. How… February 10, 2023 How to free your writing with free writing Timed free writing — no stopping, no correcting, no fretting — can leapfrog mental paralysis to a "shitty" but valuable first draft February 8, 2023 A whimsical request inspired some essential writing tools Writing scholar and author Roy Peter Clark responded to a quirky (and somewhat brash) letter with a lifetime list of writing wisdom February 7, 2023 A veteran newsman teaches writing through music Chuck Haga and his students exchange favorite music of their generations to explore metaphor and meaning that can make writing sparkle February 3, 2023 “… how the persons with jobs do the jobs and all the living as well.” It’s a common and happy reframe among my retired friends: They are busier than they’ve ever been. They can’t remember how they managed to do all the things they needed… February 1, 2023 How empathy can tell a more honest story of gun-violence trauma By Jacqui BanaszynskiMy fingers felt heavy on the keyboard last week as I edited two special posts that were long in the making. The posts themselves explore the kind of… January 31, 2023 Challenging the stereotype of Uvalde’s plucky child survivor By Mallary Tenore TarpleyWashington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox has spent six years covering stories of gun violence and children, fashioning a beat out of one of America’s most heartbreaking… January 27, 2023 Spending time to report a meditation on the long tail of grief A team from The New York Times immersed itself in Uvalde, Texas, after the "media horde" left and showed the fuller horror of a mass shooting January 26, 2023 Previous 1 … 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 … 240 Next
