Recent articles
August 6, 2026
On the Perils of Self-Assessing...
...too early, too roughly, too preemptively.
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August 2, 2026
Sudden Cheers and Whoops
In which we step through five pages of "Al Roosten," in service of the Platforms and Stepladder model of the short story.
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July 26, 2026
Happy Sunday
Platforms, stepladders, Orwell
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July 23, 2026
Seams
What does a good idea feel like?
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July 19, 2026
If a Ghostly Cow Shows Up, Maybe Leave it Alone
Thoughts on “The Legend of Lough Gur”
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July 12, 2026
A Simple Irish Story
From which much can be learned.
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July 9, 2026
The Natural-Born Artist.
Is there such a thing? (Office Hours)
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July 5, 2026
A Note from the Road
With a bad cold, but nevertheless enthusiastic.
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June 28, 2026
Getting to Know You Redux
In which you tell us a little something about you.
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June 22, 2026
Tickets on Sale TODAY (now)...
for Lincoln in the Bardo at The Met
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June 21, 2026
In Which Ruth Answers Your Questions
A Seminar in Generosity
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June 20, 2026
Sad News
What a beautiful soul.
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June 18, 2026
Office Hours
On Believability as an Editing Polestar
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June 14, 2026
"Feelings"
First session, with a lovely note from Ruth Ozeki
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June 7, 2026
A New Story For Us
by Ruth Ozeki
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June 4, 2026
Story Club: An Historical Overview
Hello, beloved Story Club,
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June 2, 2026
"Three Shots"
A PDF
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May 31, 2026
"Indian Camp"
DIscussing Part 4 and the ending.
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May 27, 2026
Indian Camp, Part Four
A discussion of Part 3 and the text for Part 4 (the ending).
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May 24, 2026
"Indian Camp," Part 3
A discussion of Part 2 and the text for Part 3
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May 21, 2026
Some Updates
Office Hours
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May 20, 2026
"Indian Camp," Part 2
A discussion of Part 1 and the text for Part 2
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May 17, 2026
A New Story
...and a new approach to studying it.
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May 14, 2026
A Sentence is a Way of Being in the World
More on style/voice
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May 10, 2026
Surprise, Surprise...
...since we last spoke, I crossed the country.
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