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from Slash and Burn
He gave her one last chance: she had until the count of three to change her mind. After saying the number one, he said Only two left. After saying… More
from Winter’s Garden
For Anton Winter, childhood was crammed with tall grasses and tea roses and green apples in the trees, which were stared at so covetously all summer long that they… More
from The Essential Yosano Akiko: The Ripening Years
Hello my happiness— / the words said themselves / when we met / that second time, the time / I was ready to die for More
Writing from Within: On the 2018 PEN Prison Writing Contest
How do we respect the gravity of the stories we receive? How do we support the voices of those vanished from our society through incarceration? More
Prison Writing Award Winners: 2018
Every year, hundreds of inmates from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More
DARE: The many reactions to Michelle Wolf’s speech
While President Trump vilifies journalists at Michigan rally, debate erupts over whether comedian’s routine was too harsh at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington. More
Joint Statement on the Cumhuriyet Trial
The verdict in the Cumhuriyet trial is a further severe blow to free expression in Turkey. Without freedom of the press to report on the government there is no… More
DARE: Bill Cosby Is Guilty. The Women Were Heard
Media outlets demonstrate capacity to review, reflect on, and repair the record. More
Gun Climate
My son snored next to me while I read ... “All classes and activities have been cancelled. We are investigating a potentially serious threat made against the campus and… More
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