When the world seems to be burning, creative works like art, books, and music can give us hope, catharsis, or simple escapism. "Medicine,...

When people ask what I do for a living and I say "I'm a writer," they immediately envision me sitting in a desolate cabin, hammering out...

When someone recommends a creative work with the words "I think you'd like this" and I *DO* I feel so magically seen and understood. Why...

Still magical but not quite as magical. I'm snowed in at the moment, which is giving me plenty of time to focus on my current work in...

In a piece for "The Atlantic", Ian Bogost asserts that video games are better without stories. I have to disagree. From The Atlantic:...

Collaborations between storytellers and scientists benefit both sides, as well as the larger public. From the PLOS Blog: "Science and art...