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… how one directs the inner uncertainty that is the constant companion of every wordsmith who puts pen to paper for a … brief sentences reflect the turbulence that sometimes accompanies the creative process. For this issue of VQR, which … jury bias firsthand. In addition to writers, this issue also features the work of five emerging photographers …
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… up from a get-together with his rat pack of middle-school pals. Tag in the woods behind the house, night coming on. Tripped on a root along the path, fell head-first … suffering.” The consequences are unmistakable. As Silverman points out in her story, a 2023 survey of physicians found …
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… ! Thank you. The randomly selected winner of the Miro journals is Catherine Campbell. Below, we’ve selected some prompts that are either unique or that represent common approaches in the prompts that you shared (e.g., … and night. — Carl Rollyson I set aside an hour and roll a die, then multiply whatever number I roll by 10. That’s how …
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… Virginia Festival of the Book . Pauline read to a packed audience at the UVA Bookstore and we hope to have a podcast of … and we’re told the interview should be broadcast in the coming weeks. Check their website for more info. Pauline’s book Final Exam: A …
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… to recognize the ways in which anxiety over the future complements the emotional frequencies of conventional ghost … mysterious death. Louise was just a girl when her mother died from a fall in her building’s stairwell. Was she … ominous encroachment, of menace. In this way, her poem signals a national mood, fit for an issue built around …
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… on the quality of writing and investigative effort, but also on the level of courage and resourcefulness … the Knight-Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism for a website developed in association with the Pulitzer Center to accompany his story “ Learning to Speak .” (Recently …