Flannery O'Connor wrote two novels and died young, but her influence has been vast. Why has it taken half a century for her to get a definitive biography?
By Allen Barra Mar 3, 2009
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I cannot turn off this propensity for seeing what others miss
By Cary Tennis
October 21, 2009
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The four-time National Magazine Award winner talks about capturing the story of sport's most crucial time, just before the game starts.
By King Kaufman
September 25, 2008
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Rebecca Walker's denunciation of feminism and her mother Alice Walker has a lot to teach us about the choices women make and the daughters who judge them.
By Phyllis Chesler
June 10, 2008
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A TV quiz show writer explains why the current strike is hardly a trivial pursuit.
By Doug Gordon
November 20, 2007
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She wants me to comment -- but what can I say without ending our friendship?
By Cary Tennis
August 26, 2009
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I did internships, made connections, got clips, etc., but my parents are still paying my cellphone bill
By Cary Tennis
June 29, 2009
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I've adventured and gotten writing gigs and fallen in love with cities, but failure dogs me! Can I just go home?
By Cary Tennis
June 3, 2009
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I've had some success at 60, but it seems downhill from here.
By Cary Tennis
May 19, 2009
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I'm a mom with three kids, but in my mind I'm a princess, a genius and a famous writer.
By Cary Tennis
April 8, 2009
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I feel guilty training kids in a trade for which the market is disappearing.
By Cary Tennis
March 17, 2009
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Some of my best stories are true. What are the ethics?
By Cary Tennis
February 5, 2009
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We write and we write and we write on the Net, dispensing thoughts and advice. For what?
By Cary Tennis
February 4, 2009
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Every time I start to do my assignment, I find myself surfing the Web instead!
By Cary Tennis
September 30, 2008
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Everything was fine until I started reading unsolicited manuscripts.
By Cary Tennis
August 20, 2008
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Should I paint, or sculpt, or write? I can't decide.
By Cary Tennis
July 17, 2008
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I've been doing well selling my writing but I seem to be running out of inspiration.
By Cary Tennis
June 2, 2008
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I'm lucky, I know I'm lucky, but I don't feel lucky. I just feel burdened.
By Cary Tennis
May 30, 2008
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Is there something wrong with me? Why can't I just be lovable and outgoing?
By Cary Tennis
May 27, 2008
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What if I have no talent? How can I find out? Who can tell me?
By Cary Tennis
April 28, 2008
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I'm a good writer. Everybody says so. So how come other people get hired?
By Cary Tennis
April 10, 2008
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I'm finally starting to create again, but people won't leave me alone!
By Cary Tennis
January 4, 2008
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He spends every day pounding out novels that make everyone else groan, and he insists that we critique them.
By Cary Tennis
December 7, 2007
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Nobel-winner Doris Lessing has shrugged off feminist interpretations of her work -- with good reason.
By Carol Lloyd
October 12, 2007
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The perceived inability to write leads to an obvious contradiction -- and an existential crisis.
By Cary Tennis
August 15, 2007
A Southern Gothic legend is hard to find
I'm way too detail-oriented! I notice everything!
Gary Smith's moment of truth
The mother-daughter wars
Who wants to be a millionaire -- on strike?
The reluctant feminist
Glenn Greenwald
War Room