Dec 18: Steven Church, Signs of Something Else (in conversation with Lia Purpura’s essay, “Sugar Eggs: a Reverie”) * This is part of our yearly Advent Calendar, which publishes an essay a day each year during advent.  Find the rest of this year's and prev...

"And there it is. Like a sharp intake of breath, a gasp of thought. Every single time."

In the @essaydaily.bsky.social advent 12/18 is Steven Church in an essay-convo with Lia Purpura (what a way to play with an essay!): www.essaydaily.org/2024/12/dec-...

Dec 18: Steven Church, Signs of Something Else (in conversation with Lia Purpura’s essay, “Sugar Eggs: a Reverie”) * This is part of our yearly Advent Calendar, which publishes an essay a day each year during advent.  Find the rest of this year's and prev...

ruminations on safety signs, sugar eggs, and standees. Many thanks to @essaydaily.bsky.social and @angermonsoon.bsky.social for inviting me to the annual Advent Party. www.essaydaily.org/2024/12/dec-...

At the Supernova of Boyhood by Joe Bonomo — The Normal School In his memoir 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left, Robyn Hitchcock’s assembled a lovely, evocative, characteristically quirky portal back to that heady time.

My latest for The Normal School: A Literary Magazine is up, a deep dive into Robyn Robyn Hitchcock's wonderful memoir 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left and his companion album of cover songs.

www.thenormalschool.com/blog/2024/12...

Dec 9: Emily Podwoiski, Blanche's Inferno *  This is part of our yearly Advent Calendar, which publishes an essay a day each year during advent.  Find the rest of this year's and pre...

"There's a special place in Hell for the horny."

my beloved emily podwoiski on golden girls & dante's inferno for @essaydaily.bsky.social advent calendar 🖤

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The Essay Daily Advent Calendar The 2024 Essay Daily Advent Calendar is back after a year away from the keyboard! Each year, we publish an Advent Calendar, a new essay each...

So we are here and we want you to know that we are returning in 2025 starting with the 2024 Advent Calendar. We know you need it: www.essaydaily.org/p/the-essay-...