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Attending to the Need to Be Heard
The Porch's Immigrants Write program plans its next chapter
By
Nina Adel
July 24, 2024
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Team Talk: What's Your Favorite Pen?
We have thoughts and feelings
By
The Porch Team
July 18, 2024
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An interview with Ananda Lima
On Craft, her new book of speculative short stories and debut work of fiction
By
Meredith Moore
July 10, 2024
A quick history of zines—and why you should make one
A brief history of zines by Porch intern Nora Masters, featuring zine artist and teacher Elise Anderson
By
Nora Masters
July 10, 2024
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Meet the Teacher: Amy Estes
By
Susannah Felts
June 26, 2024
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Meet the Teacher: Ellie Black
By
Susannah Felts
June 26, 2024
Art Wire 2023-24, a collaboration with OZ Arts, comes to a close
That's a wrap on Art Wire 2023-24!
By
Susannah Felts
June 19, 2024
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Going Beyond the Words with Beth Lordan's Forms of Fiction
By
Amie Whittemore
June 12, 2024
Meet the Teacher: Andrew Steiner
By
Susannah Felts
June 20, 2024
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Social Media in 2024: Quick Tips for Writers
By
Susannah Felts
May 15, 2024
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Meet the Teacher: Hilary Bell
By
Susannah Felts
June 6, 2024
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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
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The Porch Welcomes Visiting Writer Maurice Carlos Ruffin
By
Susannah Felts
April 17, 2024
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Gratitude & Gardening: Ross Gay’s Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
By
Elisabeth Moss
April 4, 2024
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Get to Know Ross Gay
By
Elisabeth Moss
March 20, 2024
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An Appreciation: Ross Gay’s Poem “Thank You”
By
Melissa Jean
March 7, 2024
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The Best Spots for Writing Goods in Nashville
By
Elisabeth Moss
February 28, 2024
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A Conversation on Autofiction with Heather Hasselle
An interview with Heather Hasselle
By
Elisabeth Moss
February 13, 2024
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What Is a Writing Residency—And Should I Apply For One?
By
Elisabeth Moss
February 1, 2024
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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
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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
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Negative Space in Fiction
An interview with Holly Goddard Jones
By
Meredith Moore
January 5, 2024
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Books and Shadow Books: A Chat with Novelist Molly McGhee
By
Susannah Felts
November 16, 2023
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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
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I Quit Everything: Chatting with Freda Love Smith
A conversation with Freda Love Smith
By
Susannah Felts
September 22, 2023
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Healing Through Storytelling: How Creative Writing Connected Me to My Mexican American Heritage
By
Julian R. Vaca
September 12, 2023
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Uniting Humanity — in a Flash!
On writing flash fiction and nonfiction to deepen craft and relieve pressure
By
Brittany Ackerman
September 25, 2023
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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
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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
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Loving Yourself Through the Process: A conversation with Sheree Greer
By
The Porch Staff
June 23, 2023
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An Appreciation: Ada Limón’s poem “Calling Things What They Are”
By
Melissa Jean
June 23, 2023
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A few of our favorite books by Black authors
By
The Porch Staff
March 20, 2023