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Rewriting the “hero’s journey” to fit a feminine narrative

By Madeline Bodin• Personal Essays• August 19, 2020

The announcement of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket was barely two minutes old when sitting President Donald Trump called Harris “nasty.” He followed with a relentless volley of demeaning insults. And by … Read more

Four questions mine for bottomless wisdom

By Jacqui Banaszynski• From the Editor• July 10, 2020

During the 15 years that Chip Scanlan taught writing workshops at the Poynter Institute, he wrote a popular column called “Chip on Your Shoulder.” Searching Poynter’s archives takes some work, but you can find a … Read more

Using narrative digression to weave backstory, context and suspense into stories

By Chip Scanlan• Story Craft• February 5, 2020

I’m bleary-eyed as I write this. Late last night, I finished several weeks of binge-watching “The West Wing,” all 156 episodes of the nostalgic political series which ran on television for seven seasons between 1999 and 2006, dramatizing the … Read more

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Rewriting the “hero’s journey” to fit a feminine narrative

Four questions mine for bottomless wisdom

Using narrative digression to weave backstory, context and suspense into stories

The 1619 project: Tracing steps backwards to find a way forward

Singular moments, timeless questions

“Life is too short to write something boring.”

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