American writing instruction has always involved some level of torture. What happens when technology makes it easy?

As “Scabby the Rat” rears on hind legs front of the union’s headquarters, the arguably disastrous optics of the Writers Guild West’s schism threaten to impede major contract talks with the studios.

At the 2026 Tremont Writers Conference, participating writers will receive the inspiration and encouragement they need to ...

The underlying premise of my column last week outlining a hypothetical 2028 Democratic platform was that the party’s highest ...

Readers respond to Emily Flake’s comic strip about Alice Harvey, David Owen’s article about dyslexia, Jennifer Wilson’s piece on prenups, and Louis Menand’s essay about the dictionary.

Tottenham’s turmoil under Thomas Frank has sparked a fierce debate among Independent readers with fans split between those calling for immediate change and those urging patience. Many felt he was ...

Oregon doesn’t have a transportation funding problem. Rather, it has a public finance problem. Budgets for all aspects of public service and capital investment are falling short. To date, our leaders ...

When I ask my girlfriend about the book she’s reading, it’s a given I’ll spend the next couple of minutes in utter confusion. Yesterday Ami responded to my query by saying her latest read made her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Happy New Year with good news, my fellow readers. The first of the 2026 titles are here, promising exciting books for adults and ...

The letter writer who wrote that we should delist U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz instead of gray wolves reflects what’s wrong with city dwellers, (“Readers respond: Delist Bentz, not wolves,” Dec. 23). They ...

If you are thinking about writing memoir or creative nonfiction, consider Laurie Hertzel’s memoir your textbook. Subtitled “My Family, a Death, and the Hills of Duluth,” it’s not surprising that this ...