On Pet Rats, “Domestic Arthropods,” and the Importance of Play
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Just Playing
Category: Printed books
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When Poetry Comes to Life
Honoring three I AM NEW ORLEANS poets, along with the inciting work of Marcus B. Christian, to kick off National Poetry Month
Appreciating diverse female perspectives through memoir, prose, and poems
Introducing the critters in our staff’s lives
“Know how to use the criticism you get. Neither agree too quickly nor reject it. Just use it in the best way possible.”
2700 YEARS YOUNG
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Exit from Paradise
Reading Monique Verdin’s “Return to Yakni Chitto” while crossing injured lands
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Bringing Order to Disorder
On the difference between copyediting fiction vs. academic writing.
You turn the pages with increasing wonderment and awe. All of the metaphors of loving: delight, joyful laughter, fear of losing the conversation come into play.
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Crafting Creativity
One of My Good Son’s intuitive yet essential themes
Books Worth the Trees They're Printed On 