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TLC #5: Writing as a Way of Being, p. 2, with Robert P. Yagelski

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Nov 11, 2020 by Rachel Jepsen

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#17 - When the feeling stops, I’ll stop

Rachel, Dan, Nathan and Taylor welcome new Every lead writer Evan Armstrong—the new voice behind Napkin Math—to the podcast. Topics include:

Apr 23, 2021

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Introducing: The Long Conversation

The Long Conversation is a weekly live show dedicated to the craft of writing hosted by Rachel Jepsen, Managing Editor of Holloway. Great wr

Oct 14, 2020 by Rachel Jepsen

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TLC #3: Ask a Journalist, with John H. Richardson

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Oct 28, 2020 by Rachel Jepsen

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#18 - Unsticking yourself (Part I)

Pulling from an anti-writer's block resource created for Every writers and readers, Rachel takes Dan and Nathan on a journey through a word

May 14, 2021

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TLC #3: Registration link!

Here ya go, folks! I neglected to include a registration link in my last email for TLC #3: Ask a Journalist, with John H. Richardson. Here i

Oct 28, 2020 by Rachel Jepsen

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TLC Podcast, Episode 2: The Function of Form

Rachel talks with Dan, Nathan, Adam, and our newest panelist Taylor Majewski about Carmen Maria Machado’s genre-smashing memoir, In the Drea

Oct 26, 2020 by Rachel Jepsen

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TLC Podcast #12: Restful Reading

After Rachel, Nathan and Taylor provide a diverse array of reading recs for Dan's in-home vacation, the TLC crew wonders: why do we read wha

Feb 18, 2021

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TLC #7: **Next Week**

A scheduling update for our next episode

Dec 4, 2020 by Rachel Jepsen

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TLC Podcast #10: Fresh Brains

Accessing excitement and announcing the self in writing

1 Feb 1, 2021

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TLC Podcast #9: The Proximate Causes of My Excitement

Returning for the new year’s first conversation, Rachel asks Dan and Nathan about how their writing collaboration mirrors their unique busin

Jan 26, 2021

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TLC Podcast #13: Creativity for Non-Creatives

With a temporary exodus by Taylor and Nathan, Rachel and Dan are left alone for a playdate. The two explore an important question: how can p

Mar 2, 2021

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TLC #8: The Body Question

"a ringing sense of mortality underscores everything we write" -Maggie Nelson

Dec 14, 2020 by Rachel Jepsen

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#15 - Restful Writing

This week, Rachel greets Dan, Nathan, and Taylor with a writing exercise: what is it like when your house is completely silent? Answering th

Apr 8, 2021