The Long Arc of Memoir with Susan Ross
Writing a memoir is not a cake walk for anyone, I suspect. But my fifteen-year journey from desire to fruition (but not yet publication) dragged me out of my comfort…
Game-Space as Inside-Outside: A Inspo List by Perry Ruhland
With “End Screen of Your Life”, I wanted to write a story about video games as an extension of reality, the world of memory and dreams, a set of strange…
Writing Between Irony and Gravity with Ben Carter Olcott
Read "Enter the Hype House" Here This is one of the most original and compelling pieces we’ve read at Marrow in a long time. It has everything—YouTube fame, excessive wealth,…
Our Exploration Mechanisms with Nikola Milosavljevic
"Lafayette" feels like such a poem of place. You do a brilliant job of conjuring the feeling of being in such a particular place and time. How do you approach…
Normalizing the Weird with Rick Krizman
The story incorporates elements that feel unconventional or “weird,” but they’re presented in a way that feels entirely natural within the world you’ve built. How do you approach normalizing the…
Infiltrating the House with Lynn Fuller
What sparked the idea for this story for you? Where do you draw inspiration for your work?The piece was originally written for a ghost story contest, though that’s not my…
Control and Writing Implicitly with Amy DeBellis
Where did the premise of this story come from?At first, I had the vague idea that I wanted to write about a package. Then I realized that the package itself…
Crafting Tension with Timothy Day
This story feels quiet thanks to its forest setting, but it’s also quite tense – and the tension ramps up incrementally, building towards the reveal at the end. How did…
Strawberry-Maple Preserves: A Recipe by Christina Barber
*A recipe by contributor Christina Barber.Ingredients:5 cups ripe strawberries2/3 cup maple syrupJuice of one lemonZest of one lemonMethod:Remove stems and slice strawberries.In a pot over medium heat, bring strawberries, maple…
Make a List: Writing Prompt by Leila Baron
When I sit down to write and feel stuck - or am working with a student who feels stuck - many of the prompts out there seem too specific (“It…