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Cartoon by Jake Goldwasser
December 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Cartoon by Jake Goldwasser
@caroledgarian.bsky.social is back to the alphabet this week with “dogma.” Join her for this week’s “A Word, Please.”
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December 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
@caroledgarian.bsky.social is back to the alphabet this week with “dogma.” Join her for this week’s “A Word, Please.”
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Your gift supports a new generation of writers.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Your gift supports a new generation of writers.
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Cartoon by P.C. Vey
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Cartoon by P.C. Vey
Cartoon by Rina Piccolo (@rinapiccolo.bsky.social)
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Cartoon by Rina Piccolo (@rinapiccolo.bsky.social)
Join Carol Edgarian as she explores the history of “copacetic.”
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November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Join Carol Edgarian as she explores the history of “copacetic.”
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Cartoon by David Ostow
November 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Cartoon by David Ostow
Cartoon by David Gomberg
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Cartoon by David Gomberg
Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social as she traces the origins of “bully” from sweetheart to our modern usage.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social as she traces the origins of “bully” from sweetheart to our modern usage.
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Cartoon by Seth Fleishman
Cartoon by Seth Fleishman
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Cartoon by Seth Fleishman
Cartoon by Seth Fleishman
Enjoy Carol Edgarian’s (@caroledgarian.bsky.social) recitation of Galway Kinnell’s poem “Wait.”
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October 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Enjoy Carol Edgarian’s (@caroledgarian.bsky.social) recitation of Galway Kinnell’s poem “Wait.”
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Yes, we are making “fetch” happen! Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social's exploration of the word “fetch.”
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October 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Yes, we are making “fetch” happen! Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social's exploration of the word “fetch.”
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Cartoon by Joseph Dottino and Alex Pearson
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Cartoon by Joseph Dottino and Alex Pearson
Cartoon by Mick Stevens
October 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Cartoon by Mick Stevens
Cartoon by Jon Adams
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October 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Cartoon by Jon Adams
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We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2025 Narrative Prize . . .
🎉 A. T. Steel! 🎉
Today Steel joins the ranks of #NarrativePrize winners as we shine a light on his extraordinary writing.
🎉 A. T. Steel! 🎉
Today Steel joins the ranks of #NarrativePrize winners as we shine a light on his extraordinary writing.
October 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2025 Narrative Prize . . .
🎉 A. T. Steel! 🎉
Today Steel joins the ranks of #NarrativePrize winners as we shine a light on his extraordinary writing.
🎉 A. T. Steel! 🎉
Today Steel joins the ranks of #NarrativePrize winners as we shine a light on his extraordinary writing.
Tomorrow is the big day!! Follow us to be the first to see who wins.
September 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Tomorrow is the big day!! Follow us to be the first to see who wins.
Are you familiar with the word “cark”? Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social as she dives into the meaning and history of this temporally appropriate word.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Are you familiar with the word “cark”? Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social as she dives into the meaning and history of this temporally appropriate word.
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Cartoon by Kaamran Hafeez
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Cartoon by Kaamran Hafeez
Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social as she explores the word “arrive” in this week’s “A Word, Please.”
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September 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social as she explores the word “arrive” in this week’s “A Word, Please.”
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Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social as she explores Rumi’s “The Guest House” in this week’s “A Word, Please.”
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September 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social as she explores Rumi’s “The Guest House” in this week’s “A Word, Please.”
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Cartoon by Jon Adams
September 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Cartoon by Jon Adams
Our Fall Story Contest is open for submissions!
Have an idea that’s been floating around in your mind? Or a draft that you haven’t been motivated to finish?
Get your pen on paper (or your fingers on the keys), and get writing!
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Have an idea that’s been floating around in your mind? Or a draft that you haven’t been motivated to finish?
Get your pen on paper (or your fingers on the keys), and get writing!
www.narrativemagazine.com/fall-2025-st...
September 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Our Fall Story Contest is open for submissions!
Have an idea that’s been floating around in your mind? Or a draft that you haven’t been motivated to finish?
Get your pen on paper (or your fingers on the keys), and get writing!
www.narrativemagazine.com/fall-2025-st...
Have an idea that’s been floating around in your mind? Or a draft that you haven’t been motivated to finish?
Get your pen on paper (or your fingers on the keys), and get writing!
www.narrativemagazine.com/fall-2025-st...
22 years of stories and voices that inspire.
Here’s to many more chapters. 🎂📚
Here’s to many more chapters. 🎂📚
September 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
22 years of stories and voices that inspire.
Here’s to many more chapters. 🎂📚
Here’s to many more chapters. 🎂📚
Cartoon by David Ostow @daveostowdraws.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Cartoon by David Ostow @daveostowdraws.bsky.social