Write your name — over and over. You’ll be surprised what you learn. By Jerrine Tan At the start of my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told me to write my name. After I scrawled it out ...

Last year, I was laid off, and I suddenly found myself with a lot of free time. I decided to do something I've always wanted to do. I started writing a novel. In the process, I learned a lot about ...

I woke up too early on June 17th, 2014, the way you do the morning after a grief-striking breakup does its thing and leaves you too sad to sleep in. Not that you really wanted to fall asleep in the ...

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Discover expert tips on how to write an essay about yourself that stands out. Learn key strategies to make your essay unique and unforgettable! Writing an essay about yourself can be a unique ...

I used to believe I taught the one genre that artificial intelligence couldn’t touch. For 15 years, I’ve guided college students through the deeply human work of personal narrative, helping them ...

In bold, all-caps letters, the phrase shouts back at me. It’s printed on an otherwise empty page in the book cupped in my hands: “The Friend” by Sigrid Nunez. For a moment, it feels as though the ...

Often - and somewhat erroneously - referred to as a musical chameleon on the strength of his genre-flitting career, David Bowie’s talent for both songwriting and performance would in actual fact push ...

When I wrote my first play "Crazy for Life," I had no idea what I was doing. Seriously. I had acted before but never written a one-person show, particularly one about my own experience living with ...