One Great Moment “That’s what writing is, after all the nonsense…” —Ocean Vuong in his novel, "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" November 4, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski “His name was Zaki Anwari …” When a passive verb makes the story August 25, 2021 Tom Warhover “…no one feels the entry wound …” A review of TV series becomes a study in metaphor August 4, 2021 Trevor Pyle “… and the cold came biting …” —Peter Geye in his novel "The Lighthouse Road" July 15, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski “I spent my career writing hard news. That’s me.” —John N. Maclean in an interview about his memoiristic new book "Home Waters" June 8, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski “…silence so dense it became its own sound.” —From a profile of place, by Dennis Lehane in his 2017 novel, "Since We Fell." May 25, 2021 Don Nelson “… a fleeting fit of frustration” over the F word —Washington Post reporter Robert Barnes in a lead about a U.S. Supreme Court case April 27, 2021 Trevor Pyle “… a space coffin turned shooting star.” —From a profile of Laika, the celebrated canine cosmonaut, by Alex Wellerstein in The New Yorker March 16, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski “She was delicate the way a ribbon of steel holds up its part of a bridge.” —From the obituary of Cicely Tyson by Wesley Morris of The New York Times February 18, 2021 Mallary Tenore “… equal was the one thing all men were not.” —Rye Dolan in the novel "The Cold Millions," by Jess Walter February 10, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 16 Next
