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An editor's sampler: ICYMI recommendations from 2023

An editor’s sampler: ICYMI recommendations from 2023

The editor offers a range of 10 posts that teach, surprise, delight — and demonstrate Storyboard's commitment to the community
The enduring gift of stories

The enduring gift of stories

By Jacqui BanaszynskiI am a Christmas person, without apology. I long ago left behind institutional religious practice. I no longer go big on decorations. But upbringing, culture and, mostly, the…
Not taking "no" for an answer

Not taking “no” for an answer

A freelancer persisted through multiple rejections and 17 edits to land an article in a favorite magazine
Gifts for reporters and writers!

Gifts for reporters and writers!

Just in time for the holidays — or any day — journalist and author Kim Cross shares her must-have reporting and writing tools
Learning from the karma of gratitude

Learning from the karma of gratitude

By Jacqui BanaszynskiThe gratitude essay I wrote recentlyhas given back in multiples — which is how gratitude is supposed to work. I’ve received several lovely notes in response, including one…
A New York Times Insider piece takes readers beyond the public persona

A New York Times Insider piece takes readers beyond the public persona

By Jacqui BanaszynskiThe primary New York Times obit of Henry Kissinger listed it as a “38 MIN READ.” I checked the clock, my to-do list and my energy level. Then…
A journalist’s journey into her family story leads to a history of American pie

A journalist’s journey into her family story leads to a history of American pie

EDITOR’S  NOTE: This essay is from the archives. If you celebrate American Thanksgiving, I hope it was grand and that you have some leftover pie.By Dustin RenwickOne Saturday morning several…
Will history be served by email clutter?

Will history be served by email clutter?

By Jacqui BanaszynskiAccording to the adage, people don’t regret the things they did in life — only those they didn’t.I don’t buy it — anymore than I buy the assurance…
A newspaper re-embraces print

A newspaper re-embraces print

The Guardian again bets on elegant design, elegant writing and a print publication to showcase the best of in-depth nonfiction journalism
A "wise and lovely" essay enchants the reader in a fellow writer

A “wise and lovely” essay enchants the reader in a fellow writer

A friend and former colleague analyzes the grace in a meditation by Ann Finkbeiner about the passing of seasons and years