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Navigating the Start of a New Year: A Week in the Life of M.K. England

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January 09, 2019

“I am sitting in a pile of old notebooks and dog hair, feeling guilty about not writing.”… read more

Navigating Dating and Apartment Hunting in New York City: A Week in the Life of De’Shawn Charles Winslow

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November 13, 2018

“I don’t have a conventional, full-time job. In NYC, that’s like saying to a landlord: ‘I light fires in buildings.’ Makes them just a lil nervous.”… read more

Navigating Monsters and Our Challenging Times: A Week in the Life of Thomas Page McBee

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October 02, 2018

“I have been thinking a lot about suspense lately, and monsters. It is the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, but mostly it is that we live in an age of monstrosity…”… read more

Navigating Sleepless Nights in LA: A Week in the Life of North Morgan

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August 05, 2018

“[…] I’m currently in the process of writing a new book, so where am I going to get the inspiration if I don’t throw myself into absurd, ridiculous, and borderline dangerous circumstances?”… read more

Navigating Secrets and Capitalism: A Week in the Life of Andrea Lawlor

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September 28, 2017

“Everyone tells me I need to write personal essays to sell my book, but I just spent 15 years working really hard to say everything I had to say in disguise.”… read more

Navigating Pets and a Book Launch: A Week in Life of Nicole J. Georges

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August 02, 2017

“[…] I consider my dog to be my current life partner, after years of traveling together and accepting that another human is not necessarily suitable for this road situation.”… read more

Navigating Deadlines and New Found Pride: A Week in the Life of Kody Keplinger

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July 09, 2017

“A year ago I came out, and today I’m wearing my identity across my chest.”… read more

Navigating Poetry Readings and the L.A. Food Scene: A Week in the Life of Poet Chen Chen

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April 30, 2017

“Poetry, I told my friends, is still where I feel happiest and freest […] For true creative freedom, I need forms that demand compression, restraint.”… read more

Navigating Rewrites and Sex Scenes: A Week in the Life of Writer Christina Cooke

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February 07, 2017

“[…] it takes hours of mental wrangling every morning to get over myself and produce, to convince myself that what I’m writing has potential and meaning and is not just the expression of a hot-headed delusion.”… read more

Navigating Writing Contests and Dog Training : A Week in the Life of Writer Sassafras Lowrey

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December 26, 2016

“I want to write queer books that reflect our queer lives, bodies, relationships, and the worlds we build for each other.”… read more


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