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But What Do They Want?!? Write Publishable Essays by Analyzing Published Essays

By Allison K Williams A writer friend had an essay rejected fourteen times. It dealt beautifully with the journey of her abusive father’s dementia, and recognizing that her now-car...

The Long Essay—How It Can Do the Heavy-Lifting and Entertain

By Amy Monticello If there’s a “sweet spot” for an essay’s word count—say, 2,000-4,500 words, as many journals list in their submission guidelines—it has mostly eluded me. Maybe it...

Power Of The Pen

​There is a profound, almost sacred space that exists between a wandering thought and a blank page. For many of us, writing begins as a simple school exercise—a string of rhyming w...

The Long and Happy Life of an Unpublished Essay

An essay can have benefits beyond those that come from publication By Elizabeth Roper Marcus Shortly after taking up writing in my late 40s, I finished a memoir piece I was proud o...

An Essay on How to Get Top Grades On Law School Exams

Now up on SSRN.

Personal Aphorisms

Personal Aphorisms Sara Brady Fri, 07/31/2026 - 03:00 AM When in doubt … Byline(s) Matt Reed

On Happiness, Politics, Language and the Universe: The Week 10 Winners of Our Summer Reading Contest

As our contest comes to a close, we honor a video and three essays, and hear reflections on this year’s submissions from our judges.

Stories that matter

“For me, the hope was to make a human connection, help the student think creatively, and teach skills that would help not just the current paper, but their future writing as well.”

Wish List Essays: A Brevity Blog Round Up

By Andrea A. Firth Dear Writers: In February, we published our annual Editors’ Wish List of topics that we are interested to see written about on The Brevity Blog—and we appreciate...

How To Turn Your Favorite Movies Into Strong Academic Papers

You know the feeling: a professor assigns an analytical paper, and your mind immediately jumps to a film you could talk about for hours. Maybe it is Get Out, Barbie, The Social Net...

‘elements’: An Essay by MALLRATS’ Craig Campbell

MALLRATS’ Craig Campbell examines the forces constraining expression, place, and identity in UK popular music – and how those pressures shaped the creative practice behind his albu...

How Much is Genes?

In the previous essay, I addressed the matter of the state’s contribution to an individual’s success (and failure). Naturally, no discussion of success would be complete without a...

“Music Heals”: An Essay by Matthew Baione

Attorney, advocate, and Keep Good Company Records co-founder Matthew Baione reflects on music, memory, and the stories behind three digits in “Music Heals,” a moving essay marking...

The Exam Was Never The Problem   The System Was

Five Great Campus Novels

Our critic’s picks for going back to school. Plus: an Edith Wharton novella for a last gasp of the season.

How to Excel on Law School Essay Exams: A Guide for Students by Orin S. Kerr

More sage advice for law students. How to Excel on Law School Essay Exams: A Guide for Students by Orin S. Kerr Abstract This Essay offers guidance on how law students can earn hig...

The Comprehensive Dissertation & Thesis Navigation Matrix: Engineering Academic Rigor, Mitigating…

For advanced degree candidates, navigating a master’s thesis, doctoral dissertation, or post-doctoral research manuscript represents one…Continue reading on Medium »

Whatever Happened to the B+ Student?

Readers respond to an essay by Frank Bruni about the pressure to give students A’s in college classes.

How Much is the State?

  In the previous essay I discussed the question “to what extent do people owe their success (and failures) to others?” In this essay I will focus on how muchRead More

Government

This is the ninth in a series of essays on the politics of care and economics of hope. The others are listed at the end of this Read the full article...

Machiavelli: Thesis and Anti-Thesis

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Call for Essays: Chief Justice E.S. Venkataramiah Memorial Best Essay Prize – Inaugural Edition by National Law School o...

About the Organisation The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) is the flagship student-edited, bi-annual, double-anonymous peer-reviewed law journal of the National Law Sch...

Thesis Writing Services

Embarking on a thesis or dissertation is one of the most significant stages of an academic career. It requires more than simply writing a…Continue reading on Medium »

Briefly Noted Book Reviews

“Talking Classics,” “The Cruelty of Nice Folks,” “Glyph,” and “A Real Animal.”