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Personal Aphorisms Sara Brady Fri, 07/31/2026 - 03:00 AM When in doubt … Byline(s) Matt Reed
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...
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...
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...
We invite teenagers to tell a story about a meaningful life experience in just 100 words. Contest dates: Sept. 16-Oct. 28, 2026.
# The Teachers Who Became a Part of Who I AmSome places become a part of our memories, while some become a part of who we are. For me, **Gargi College was the latter.**When I joine...
“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.”
By Ethan Gilsdorf I spent the formative years of my childhood with a Super 8 movie camera and, later in high school, in the clunky medium of ¾ inch video, creating DIY claymation...
A composite self-portrait. The post An Accounting. appeared first on Magpie by Jen Shoop.
By Beth Mead The first time it felt physically painful for me to write an essay was when the piece was mostly done, but I knew I had to add a paragraph describing the guy who hurt...
by Danya Kaufmann I spent a couple weeks in Dharamshala one summer, up in the lush green mountains of Northern India. The village was enveloped by a magical mist, and I was in heav...
Personal Perspective: An early research experience taught me an important lesson in overcoming adversity. The story has motivated and guided me.
Introverted journeysContinue reading on Medium »
A short narrative personal entry of the spectrum of human emotions.Continue reading on Medium »
Personal Perspective: As traditional letter-writing fades into history, which character-building skills will we lose?
Rambling about my jobContinue reading on Medium »
My true identity which only I knew.Continue reading on No Time »
In Brian Dillon’s bewitching new book, “Ambivalence: An Education,” the author’s younger self is depicted as an inscrutable, fumbling figure named B.
By Dawn M. Smith When I started writing my memoir about working at The Marine Mammal Center in Northern California in the ‘80s and ‘90s, my goal was to have people vicariously expe...
When you immigrate, certain bands of cultural experience go dark. Is that why I can’t stop writing about where I’m from?
OG entry: 08/01/2026 | Post-hoc amdt.: 1st half month of 08/2026Continue reading on Medium »
By Elissa Jacobs My memoir was written at sloth-speed. More than a decade from the first words on the page to a full first draft; more than five years beginning from when I “got se...
On morning pages, hummingbirds, and learning to pay attention to my own lifeContinue reading on Modern Women »
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