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Most of the time, when we sit down to write, we write with the expectation that we’ll eventually use some or most of the words that we produce. And whether we’re writing an email, a business proposal, ...

Many of my seventh-grade students do not arrive at school ready to learn. Their families often face financial hardship and live in cramped quarters, which makes it difficult to focus on homework. The ...

With the forthcoming 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, local Cambridge author Nina MacLaughlin’s “Wake, Siren” joins the influx of works focused on feminism and female empowerment. The ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Transforming imaginative ideas and emotions onto paper gives many writers relief ...

"Starlight Stage" was a spec script, written by Daniel Sliwa, during a creative writing exercise in a recovery center. The initial 40 pages were expanded into 123 pages, then stripped back down to a ...

Amidst the falling leaves and crisp temperatures on Oct. 13, UNC students met in front of Wilson Library for the firstAsian American Creative Writing Collective meeting of the semester. New and ...

An invitation came by email to contribute to a teaching volume. A brief piece, only a few hundred words long, was needed. Describe a favorite teaching exercise from your literature classes. The word ...

Creative writing is unique for a few reasons. This guide addresses things unique to writing fiction. The thing/character that is battling the protagonist. The antagonist does not have to be a person, ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...