So excellent: Ursula K. Le Guin on change, menopause as rebirth, and the civilizational value of elders themarginalian.org/2023/09/30/urs…

“There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.” But there is time for Toni Morrison, born on this day in 1931 themarginalian.org/2016/11/15/ton…

Congratulations to ⁦Susan Kiyo Ito⁩! NBCC judge explains why I Would Meet You Anywhere is one of the best books of the year. fivebooks.com/best-books/the…

Congratulations, @jbakernyc!!

"Most of us can sense when something in our #memoir manuscript is falling flat, but we’re so close to the material that it’s challenging to identify areas for improvement." ~ Katie Bannon brevity.wordpress.com/2024/02/22/fiv…

Very happy to see the brilliant Nuala O'Connor’s essay republished and reaching new readers!

"How can we get the feedback we need from readers who don’t want to hurt us? How can we help our writer friends improve without damping their creative joy?" ~ Allison K Williams / Allison K Williams brevity.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/the…

Grateful for editor extraordinaire, Noah Michelson for publishing this essay HuffPost. bit.ly/43MwBid

Friends, we're live, & grateful, & honestly moved to tears by this beautiful, brave, resilient issue. In case you've ever found yourself doubting it: the work you do really matters, to someone, somewhere. Know we needed it & we thank you for sharing this hard work with us...

"For #NationalLibrarianDay, I want us all to recognize these incredible library workers for who they are: valued members of our communities and active defenders of our democracy." — ALA President Emily Drabinski in The Advocate advocate.com/voices/emily-d… #UniteAgainstBookBans

Gorgeous essay on the noble profession of teaching - the great responsibilities and great joys, by MFA alum ⁦Ann Klotz⁩ well-schooled.com/2024/04/teache…

Gorgeous essay by essayist and MFA grad Ann Klotz on mothering, goodbyes, and love.

"For the first time in my life, I realized telling the truth was way different from finding the truth, and finding the truth had everything to do with revisiting and rearranging words." ~ Kiese Laymon

#Memoir writers: We highly recommend this workshop with the brilliant Melanie Brooks ! Her astute and compassionate writing guidance has changed lives - it could change yours.

What a pleasure to see former Multiplicity Magazine contributor Shinichi Terada in Hippocampus Magazine & Books with another knockout personal essay! hippocampusmagazine.com/2024/05/lai-la… via Hippocampus Magazine & Books

Oh, Alice!! The Nobel-winning goddess of the short story and inspiration to millions of writers has died. Hearts are heavy around the world. 💔 nytimes.com/2024/05/14/boo…

Congratulations to faculty member María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado on her brilliant new memoir-in-poems: lilypoetryreview.blog/lily-poetry-re…

Everything good that happened in my career happened because someone, normally another writer, helped me. Suggested me for something, put in a good word, & so on. The idea was always that you help others & they help others in their turn. It's not a win or lose game. ~ Neil Gaiman

"Time, which is your enemy in almost everything in this life, is your friend in writing.” ~ Tobias Wolff

Multiplicity Magazine's Quick Work is back! Brilliant bite-size essays leading up the full summer issue in June: OUT OF CONTROL. multiplicitymagazine.com/2024/05/quickw…