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Rebecca Nesson: “I like aliveness, whether it’s miserable or whether it’s ecstatic”

A story of marriage on the rocks and a pregnancy unwanted
July 7, 2016

Where Tom Wolfe got his status obsession

Drawing a line from Yale classrooms and dead German intellectuals to Masters of the Universe
July 5, 2016
Musicians who love to write, and writers who love music -- a roundup of some favorite things, for your reading and listening pleasure

Musicians who love to write, and writers who love music — a roundup of some favorite things, for your reading and listening pleasure

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,…
July 1, 2016
"Why's This So Good?" Michael Brick and Jingo Unchained

“Why’s This So Good?” Michael Brick and Jingo Unchained

This is the tenth of ten stories Storyboard will post from a new collection honoring Michael Brick [see our 5 Questions on the project]. It’s also the longest by far; where all…
June 30, 2016
Annotation Tuesday! Ashley Powers and "The Man in the Woods"

Annotation Tuesday! Ashley Powers and “The Man in the Woods”

The writer talks about the challenge of re-creating someone who is dead -- and who even in life was unknowable
June 28, 2016
Celibates and e.e. cummings and "Creep" -- a weekly roundup of some favorite things, for your reading and listening pleasure

Celibates and e.e. cummings and “Creep” — a weekly roundup of some favorite things, for your reading and listening pleasure

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,…
June 24, 2016
"Why's This So Good?" Charles P. Pierce on Michael Brick and Deadline Writing

“Why’s This So Good?” Charles P. Pierce on Michael Brick and Deadline Writing

This is the ninth of ten stories Storyboard will post from a new collection honoring Michael Brick [see our 5 Questions on the project], each featuring an introduction by a writer who…
June 23, 2016

Annotation Tuesday: The shadowy world of “involuntary celibates”

Elliot Rodger, 22, who went on a deadly rampage near a California university, was an “involuntary celibate.” Most in the “incel” culture disavowed his actions. Writer Peter C. Baker’s recent…
June 21, 2016
Bowie and Thoreau -- now there's a pair to draw to

Bowie and Thoreau — now there’s a pair to draw to

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,…
June 17, 2016
"Why's This So Good?" Tom Junod on Michael Brick and New York Five Years After 9/11

“Why’s This So Good?” Tom Junod on Michael Brick and New York Five Years After 9/11

This is the eighth of ten stories Storyboard will post from a new collection honoring Michael Brick [see our 5 Questions on the project], each featuring an introduction by a writer…
June 16, 2016