Storytelling Has Gotten Out of Hand: The Millions Interviews Peter Brooks
"I think it's important that we distinguish between living and telling."
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The Millions Top 10
How ‘Go Ask Alice’ Raised My Consciousness
'Go Ask Alice' was my crash course in ideology—the text that taught me texts are never neutral.
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Sound and Silence: The Millions Interviews Joe Meno
"Happiness is possible—it just doesn’t last. We don’t have any right to expect it to last."
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The William Trevor Reader: “Downstairs at Fitzgerald’s”
One of the great things about this story is the way that none of the characters are villainous or even bad—they’re all pretty lovely, normal people doing their best.
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The Original Fire: On Mary Shelley and Creativity
Shelley chose to record her thoughts only with great care.
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Finding Stability: The Millions Interviews Michelle Webster-Hein
"Why does trauma shut some people down and why does it push other people toward achievement?"
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Two Writers, Two Decades of Correspondence
"Each time I write you, I feel like I’m becoming a little more the human being I want to be."
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The William Trevor Reader: “The Bedroom Eyes of Mrs. Vansittart”
This story shows an author at the height of his powers, trying something he hasn't done before.
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There’s Nothing Literary About Being Sad
I thought happiness was not worth writing about—was not even, perhaps, worth experiencing.
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