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The 2008 Fiction IssueStories by Wendell Berry, Aryn Kyle, Jess Row, Cristina Henríquez and others. Ann Patchett on the trials of going on book tour. Poems by Caki Wilkinson, Linda Bierds, D. Nurkse, Rachel Hadas, and others. Also see Fiction 2007, Fiction 2006 and Fiction 2005. 
Kay RyanKay Ryan has been named Poet Laureate. Read a sampling of her poems that have appeared in The Atlantic, including "Among English Verbs" (1998), "This Life" (1993), "Emptiness" (1993), and "Hailstorm" (2003).
Woodstein U: Notes on the Mass Production and Questionable Education of JournalistsMore than enough students are enrolled in journalism courses at this moment to replace every professional journalist now employed on an American newspaper. What explains this madcap scramble for jobs that don't exist, and how well are the students prepared? (March 1977)
So You Want to Be a WriterWallace Stegner, Francine Prose, John Kenneth Galbraith, and others offer advice to aspiring wordsmiths.
From Salman Rushdie to Zadie SmithAn index of Atlantic interviews with more than 80 fiction writers, poets, and critics. |
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Fiction AmritsarTom wanted him to be prepared, to know what he was up against. But Gurukha didn’t want a pistol in his house. He wanted to move on, to be done with India, and with Amritsar. By Jess Row.
Fiction NineIf Tess takes ballet lessons, Meredith will give Tess tights and toe shoes, and marry Tess’s father. She will stay forever. By Aryn Kyle.
Fiction Carmen Elcira: A (Love) Life“You left because you thought I was weak,” Joseph said. “What you didn’t know was that you were the person who was going to make me strong.”. By Cristina Henríquez. |
Fiction Carmen Elcira: A (Love) Life“You left because you thought I was weak,” Joseph said. “What you didn’t know was that you were the person who was going to make me strong.”. By Cristina Henríquez.
Fiction We Are All BusinessmenRanil wanted a company scholarship for his son, and would do what he must to make the American executive feel well cared for. By Mark Fabiano.
Fiction Stand By MeWhat Jarrat had in his life were sorrow, stubbornness, silence, and work. So when his sons needed him most, their daddy didn’t have much to offer. By Wendell Berry.
Fiction The Second Coming of Gray Badger“Dad’s real proud of you,” I said. “Said it’s too bad you’re a thief, though. You could have done something good.”. By Carter Simms Benton.
Fiction ObituaryThe marina had a proposition for him. They wanted him to leave, and they were willing to pay him to do it. By Jessica Murphy Moo.
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