Author Triad ledes: The power of three to tell the story of all The "golden mean" of philosophy, nature and art can help writers tell complex stories of issue and policy with intimacy and humanity March 28, 2024 True stories embrace the dualities of life The editor ponders the emergence of spring as a metaphor for tension inherent in life — and stories March 26, 2024 Following an unfinished story: A year in the life of a post-Roe family After Tennessee's strict anti-abortion laws left a pregnant woman and her fetus at risk, ProPublica stayed to chronicle failed promises of a safety net March 22, 2024 Respecting the tortured voice and troubled choices of the mentally ill Ellen Barry of The New York Times unspooled the heartbreaking consequences of no-great-choices for those in the mental health system March 22, 2024 So many newsletters: Reading to learn to write to be read The editor reflects on newsletters as a writing form and what they might teach us about various ways to engage readers March 19, 2024 A 3,000-word story, 70 email questions ~ and a grateful writer A freelancer praises the meticulous process of fact-checkers March 14, 2024 Circling your way to a story The editor muses on how letting your mind wander can sometimes lead to more creative insights and writing March 14, 2024 A New York Times profile of a Ukranian sniper confronts the “myth of a ‘good kill'” Novelist and Vietnam veteran Karl Marlantes on the moral dilemma revealed in a story by reporter and Afghanistan veteran Thomas Gibbons-Neff February 23, 2024 A first-time war correspondent finds human stories in a devastated Ukraine Washington Post reporter Lizzie Johnson volunteered for a Christmas-month rotation in Ukraine, where she filed intimate narratives as well as news February 21, 2024 Confessions of a flawed proofreader The editor corrects and apologizes for a fact error, and muses on the challenges of seeing glitches in our own writing February 20, 2024 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 … 245 Next
