• Nov 29, 2020
Write Your Candy Dragons

Write Your Candy Dragons by Tova Seltzer Anyone who has ever pushed past the fantasy of “being a writer” and actually written can tell you that writing isn’t always fun. It’s not always sitting down dreamily at an antique desk with a big mug of herbal tea, looking out over a cozy snowy vista, and letting the words flow easily for hours on end until you have a perfect draft.

  • Nov 11, 2020
Short Story Advice from the “Bad Friend” Music Video

Short Story Advice from the “Bad Friend” Music Video By Cameron Van Sant When Elton John says someone has the “the strongest album of the year so far,” and it’s only their debut, you know we’re talking about a legend in the making. Rina Sawayama is a genre-hopping singer who has been quietly putting out fantastic songs for years, only to finally have a deserved explosion into the zeitgeist with her album Sawayama.

  • Oct 28, 2020
David Pena's Trans-inclusive, Bilingual Horror Podcast Dos: After You

Thank you to our sensitivity reader David Pena, for answering our questions about his new horror podcast! David Pena Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, David (he/him) is an editor and writer with a background in Psychology who loves books as much as he loves people.

  • Oct 8, 2020
Understanding More about OCD

Thank you to sensitivity reader Kira Aitch for helping us learn more about OCD. Kira Aitch Kira Aitch is a writer and sensitivity reader currently studying library science and information to become either a school or research librarian. When she is not reading or in classes, she is writing research papers and browsing databases for fun.

  • Sep 23, 2020
Risks in Writing and Life

Editor April Jones shares her thoughts about risks in writing and in life. Thank you, April! __ Ten years ago I traded in the corporate world for late-night feedings and lots of dirty diapers. Soon one baby became two, and then three. Instead of compiling reports and answering emails, I was rereading the same board book seventeen times in a row (I wish I was exaggerating here, but I’m not) and leading child-to-child negotiations over Legos.