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A No-Frills Check-in
Me being judgy, my last date before the pandemic, the last writer I had dinner with, and a little more
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Celebrating in the midst of chaos
Happy Black History Month to all who agitate, the PEN/Faulkner longlist, the last writer I had dinner with, and more
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Sometimes you gotta pop out and apologize to people
My mea culpa, a eulogy for Fudgie, the last writer I had dinner with, prizes and workshops to apply for, and more
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Destiny O. Birdsong on Navigating Censorship in Storytelling
On feeling slut-shamed and when (and how) to push back against editors, on the latest episode of Ursa Short Fiction
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Protect Ya Neck: On Writers Getting Got
Plus brief takes on movies, menopause, memoir, and more
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20 Christmases
On grief, the holidays, and the promise I'm making to myself
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"Fuck Nev," or How Dawnie Walton's First Novel Found Its Groove
On the latest episode of Ursa Short Fiction, Dawnie and I chat about her polyphonic debut, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
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"What if Amazon Alexa was a Navajo woman?": Stacie Denetsosie on Ursa Short Fiction
This week, we're proud to present an Ursa original production of the short story, “Snow Bath Season" by Stacie Denetsosie
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Not-So-Secret Agents
An Ursa interview with literary agents extraordinaire Danielle Chiotti and PJ Mark, a books-by-my-besties holiday gift guide, silliness and frivolity…
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