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Keep Prose and Poetry Healthy: Stop Printing Magazines

Tin House Magazine is shutting down like so many prestigious magazines before it, and the only shame is we’re still surprised. Yes, it’s…

Jul 4, 2019

Keep Prose and Poetry Healthy: Stop Printing Magazines

Jul 4, 2019

Benjamin McCormick

Tim O’Brien Interview Outtakes: Learning to Write, Parenting, and Patriotism

The best insights from National Book Award winner and Vietnam veteran Tim O’Brien that didn’t fit in the profile I wrote

Nov 15, 2018

Tim O’Brien Interview Outtakes: Learning to Write, Parenting, and Patriotism

Nov 15, 2018

Benjamin McCormick

Bruce Springsteen Isn’t Popular, So We Should Stop Trying To Be: An Analysis.

It doesn’t matter that Bruce Springsteen is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or worth $460 million. Chances are you don’t like his music…

Oct 15, 2018

Bruce Springsteen Isn’t Popular, So We Should Stop Trying To Be: An Analysis.

Oct 15, 2018

Benjamin McCormick

“Sorry”: How I Stopped Apologizing and Learned to Love Myself

Canadians get unfairly saddled with the reputation for apologizing. Saying “sore-ree, Ahm so sore-ree” every other breath is just as much…

Oct 8, 2018

“Sorry”: How I Stopped Apologizing and Learned to Love Myself

Oct 8, 2018

Benjamin McCormick

Want More Creative Focus? Get a Burner Email

No, really. Get your secret agent on.

Oct 1, 2018

Want More Creative Focus? Get a Burner Email

Oct 1, 2018

Benjamin McCormick

Dear Kraft: Mac N’ Cheese Boxes Are the Wrong Size for Adults

Listen up, Kraft.

Sep 24, 2018

Dear Kraft: Mac N’ Cheese Boxes Are the Wrong Size for Adults

Sep 24, 2018

Benjamin McCormick

The Court of Public Opinion Is in Session Because The Court of Law Sucks

The sixth amendment to the Constitution promises, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public…

Sep 17, 2018

The Court of Public Opinion Is in Session Because The Court of Law Sucks

Sep 17, 2018

Benjamin McCormick

An Artist’s Case for Being Less Productive

The work we don’t create also shapes our legacy

Sep 3, 2018

An Artist’s Case for Being Less Productive

Sep 3, 2018

Benjamin McCormick

Learning Theory, a Blog for Students, #1: Writing 1–3 Takeaways

(NOTE: I spent the last three years as a full-time secondary educator and am now returning to life as a student. Much of standard…

Aug 27, 2018

Learning Theory, a Blog for Students, #1: Writing 1–3 Takeaways

Aug 27, 2018

Benjamin McCormick

The Snooze Button Is Killing Your Morning: 5 Ways to Take It Back

The alarm sucks. There I am, playing cornhole with the Harlem Globetrotters at a tailgate for the Mars landing, and I get sucked into my…

Aug 20, 2018

The Snooze Button Is Killing Your Morning: 5 Ways to Take It Back

Aug 20, 2018

Benjamin McCormick

Benjamin McCormick

Writer. Educator. Reader. Texas State MFA candidate (fiction) // Porter House Review nonfiction editor. Twitter: @caseofthebens, email: benmcc.writing@gmail.com

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