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Yes, Conflict is the Essence of Prose.
A craft blog on writing well
I write today from Randolph College, America’s Kindest Low-Res MFA Program. Yesterday, I enjoyed being a panelist at Roxane Gay’s excellent Belonging Conference at Rutgers. It was a truly beautiful time. I’ll s...
Yes, You Need to Write Like There’s No Tomorrow.
Even the shortest life has an epic quality to it. After all, Joan of Arc was a teen when she inspired followers to fight for their homeland. Kane Parsons is a 20-year-old with the most successful debut film by someone so young in Hollywood...
I'm Gonna Kick Tomorrow
Hey, y’all. How’s June treating you? In this episode, I talk about some of what’s making me happy—the rebirth of popular cinema, great music, and my Guggenheim trip. We have to take joy wherever it may be found.
Some people might say the...
It Feels Like Summer
June Patron Episode
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Yes, You Got This
You need to believe.
There are few absolute truths. I’m not sure that my opening line is one of them. But I’ve noticed that some things are closer to the truth than others. Somehow, the closer an idea is to the truth the more translatable...
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Maurice Carlos Ruffin won a 2026 Guggenheim. Since 2021, he's run Substack's Sitting in Silence, a beloved guide for creators and writers. He wrote National Bestseller The American Daughters, The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You and We Cast a Shadow.
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