First Drafts: Nonfiction (A Conversation with Lia Purpura, Jack Pendarvis,...
1. How do your essay ideas typically come to you? Lia Purpura: Let me reroute the notion of “typical” here. Single words, images, scents, incongruities, awe, toothache—all of these offer possibilities,...
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As we look forward to updating the Ploughshares blog for the new year, we’re also looking back at all the great posts since the blog started in 2009. This week we’re introducing a new roundup post...
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