List: Stories I love | Curated by Vic Louis

Jun 24, 2024
19 stories
Stories I love
Vic Spandrio
in
Scuzzbucket
Where Have All The Writers Gonepoem
Jun 22
28
Jun 22
28
Linda Caroll
in
The Interstitial
Who’d Want To Read That?“Oh my god, did that really happen?” they ask. It did.
May 22
29
May 22
29
Joan Westenberg
How does writing survive in a down economy, a bear market and a subscription meltdown?It’s late at night, and here I am, fingers poised over the keyboard, wrestling with a cloud of doubt and anxiety. As a writer in 2023, I…
Nov 15, 2023
35
Nov 15, 2023
35
Margaret Dean
in
Age of Empathy
The Band-Aid TinOn the avoidance of pain, and other unintentional self-harms
May 2
15
May 2
15
Ryan Frawley
in
Ellemeno
The World’s Not DyingIt just smells like it
Apr 23
26
Apr 23
26
Reece Beckett
in
Counter Arts
The Best of British Cinema: ‘Tyrannosaur’ (2011)Paddy Considine’s feature length debut has an emotional power all of its own
Apr 15
3
Apr 15
3
BJ Dawson
in
The Howling Owl
Wokeness in Three ActsBe wary of who you open your heart to
Apr 17
31
Apr 17
31
Philip Ogley
in
Pitfall
Your Town Needs a Half-Built BridgeTake Avignon’s advice
Apr 13
16
Apr 13
16
Margaret Dean
in
Full Frame
Dump Your Crap ElsewhereSubjective biases in representations of the poor
Apr 3
31
Apr 3
31
Barb Besteni
in
Black Bear
Alcohol, Axes, and Downward DogsMarketing strategies that threaten our sober lifestyle
Feb 10
12
Feb 10
12
Ashely L. Crouch
Where Did All of the Bathtubs Go?What modern urban dwellings say about our culture
Feb 18
45
Feb 18
45
Amalia Cotovan
in
Imogene’s Notebook
The Stone LionAn Ode to a Lion Statue
Feb 27
1
Feb 27
1
Anna Mercury
in
52 Tales
WisteriaA short story
Oct 27, 2023
14
Oct 27, 2023
14
Joan Westenberg
How productivity gurus are making you less productiveQuit the self-help industrial complex
Feb 18
7
Feb 18
7
Alex Suzuki
I’m an Old Fart and AI Makes Me SadPrevious major advancements in Computer Science and its applications always felt empowering to me, AI feels different.
Feb 16
91
Feb 16
91
Nimish Jalan
in
The Taoist Online
What Happened When I Wrote an Article Every Day for 300 Days StraightHow I Keep the Streak Alive
Dec 16, 2023
485
Dec 16, 2023
485
Isra A.
in
The Writing Cooperative
Write What Disturbs YouThe more you write privately, the better your writing becomes
Oct 29, 2023
350
Oct 29, 2023
350
Natalie S. Ohio
in
Prism & Pen
A Trans Girl Approached Me in the Ladies’ Bathroom and It Bothered MeWhy the girls’ bathroom is a sacred space for women and how we must seek to keep it that way.
Dec 12, 2023
298
Dec 12, 2023
298
Addie Page
in
The Virago
The Real Problem with TikTok’s ‘Glamour’ FilterIt’s not about beauty standards or even AI
Mar 25, 2023
80
Mar 25, 2023
80