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The Power of the Page: Writing for Good
A Writing for Good facilitator on the benefits of expressive writing
By
Claire Coenen
April 25, 2024
The Porch Welcomes Visiting Writer Maurice Carlos Ruffin
By
Susannah Felts
April 17, 2024
Gratitude & Gardening: Ross Gay’s Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
By
Elisabeth Moss
April 4, 2024
Get to Know Ross Gay
By
Elisabeth Moss
March 20, 2024
An Appreciation: Ross Gay’s Poem “Thank You”
By
Melissa Jean
March 7, 2024
The Best Spots for Writing Goods in Nashville
By
Elisabeth Moss
February 28, 2024
A Conversation on Autofiction with Heather Hasselle
An interview with Heather Hasselle
By
Elisabeth Moss
February 13, 2024
What Is a Writing Residency—And Should I Apply For One?
By
Elisabeth Moss
February 1, 2024
How Classical Music Can Unlock the Creative Writer’s Brain
Reflections on Words & Music, a collaboration between The Porch and the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra
By
Yurina Yoshikawa
January 17, 2024
The Porch Team's Best of 2023
It's time for our team's annual rundown of what delighted, inspired, and distracted us (in a good way!) this year. We have contributions from Katie, Susannah, Yurina, Bonnie, Nina, L and Grant. Hope y'all enjoy our picks!
By
The Porch Staff
January 12, 2024
Negative Space in Fiction
An interview with Holly Goddard Jones
By
Meredith Moore
January 5, 2024
Books and Shadow Books: A Chat with Novelist Molly McGhee
By
Susannah Felts
November 16, 2023
Is The Artist's Way for You? (Is it for Everyone?)
Christina Berke leads us into the bestselling creativity guide
By
Susannah Felts
October 18, 2023
I Quit Everything: Chatting with Freda Love Smith
A conversation with Freda Love Smith
By
Susannah Felts
September 22, 2023
Healing Through Storytelling: How Creative Writing Connected Me to My Mexican American Heritage
By
Julian R. Vaca
September 12, 2023
Uniting Humanity — in a Flash!
On writing flash fiction and nonfiction to deepen craft and relieve pressure
By
Brittany Ackerman
September 25, 2023
Art Wire 2023: An Inspired Evening of Writing
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.
By
The Porch Staff
August 2, 2023
Not Invisible, Just Scattered: Reflecting on the Inaugural Nashville AAPI Writers Showcase
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.
By
Yurina Yoshikawa
August 2, 2023
The Dystopian Novel: A Surprising Source of Hope
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.
By
Chris Clancy
September 26, 2023
Beachcombers
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.
By
Morgan Florsheim
August 2, 2023
What I'm Trying to Say: Some Thoughts on Translation
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.
By
Jenessa Abrams
August 2, 2023
Writing into the Unknown with Visiting Writer Matthew Vollmer
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.
By
Susannah Felts
September 26, 2023
A Celebration of Everything Alive and Whole
An interview with the 24th US Poet Laureate Ada Limón, from Chapter 16
By
Sara Beth West
September 25, 2023
Close to the Body: On poetry, writing in community, and more, with Pauletta Hansel
By
Andrea Williams
June 23, 2023
Loving Yourself Through the Process: A conversation with Sheree Greer
By
The Porch Staff
June 23, 2023
An Appreciation: Ada Limón’s poem “Calling Things What They Are”
By
Melissa Jean
June 23, 2023
A few of our favorite books by Black authors
By
The Porch Staff
March 20, 2023