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Here I Am. I Know To Duck.
Dear Republic,
One of the real pleasures of the ROL Workshop — which has been really great by the way, you should think about joining!1 — has been getting to know and his writing. A lot has happened to Andrew in his life and he writes ab...
Letters to a Young Writer II
Dear Republic,
We continue our series of ’s translations of Yiddish writer Aaron Zeitlin.
-ROL
LETTERS TO A YOUNG WRITER: MEANING AND MEANINGLESSNESS
Let me tell you a secret. Rules in art, including literary art, are like rules in la...
Running Through Indra's Net
Dear Republic,
The latest installment in our “Recognition Series” comes from by way of Nepal.
-ROL
RUNNING THROUGH INDRA'S NET IN NEPAL
‘Take ten grains of quinine every night and keep off women,’ the legendary anthropologist Bronisł...
Therapy....Done It All Before
Dear Republic,
We’re continuing with pieces from our “therapy” theme. Everybody fantasizes a little bit about what therapy would be like for them, and maybe everybody role-plays a bit, but few did ti quite so obsessively as .
-ROL
THER...
This Week at The Republic of Letters
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It’s been Regionalism Week, which also seems to incorporate therapy and William Cullen Bryant. As a reminder, we are now accepting fiction submissions. We’ll review the first batch at the end of the month. Write to republic...
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The Republic of Letters is a hub for literary and cultural writing; and a new, genuinely democratic type of digital publication.
Author of a memoir and a poetry collection. Essays in Missouri Review, Kenyon Review, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Executive Editor at The Republic of Letters. I have written essays and reportage for Harper's, Vice (print), Commonweal, American Affairs, Al-Jazeera America, among other small journals. https://linktr.ee/aaronlakesmith
Aruban-Argentine writer and visual artist. His articles, poetry and fiction pieces previously appeared in Berfrois, Nueva York Poetry Review, the Drunken Boat, Anomaly. Published poetry collection Mare Nostrum Costa Nostra (Hesterglock 2019)
Blake Nelson's many novels include GIRL, RECOVERY ROAD and PARANOID PARK (adapted to film by Gus Van Sant). He's also written for The New York Times, Details and Conde Nast Traveler.
Award-winning novelist and naturalist in east Tennessee. Marine veteran. Next novel, THE WORLD ITSELF, forthcoming in 2027 from Regal House.
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John Julius Reel, author of My Half Orange: A Story of Love and Language in Seville (Tortoise Books, 2023), currently collaborates with Canal Sur Radio (Andalusian Public Radio) and has two YouTube channels: Spanglish in a Minute and Book Rants.
Author of The Unmapping (novel published June 2025). Writes on Substack about noticing things. Writing in Metropolitan Review, Romanticon, Republic of Letters, Beyond the Bookshelf, and more. www.denisesrobbins.com
Writer & reluctant skeptic interested in personal identity, philosophy, psychology, and culture. Ferrari brain in a Honda body.
Stories both factual and otherwise. And philosophical rants and really whatever the fuck I feel like writing.
I'm a novelist, linguist, editor, and geographer. You can find my work at my Substack, Lakefront Review of Books, and at my blog, Lakefront Linguist.
PhD candidate and religious educator writing on gender, faith, and vampires. Allegedly “schoolmarmish,” "charmingly labyrinthine," and a “matriarch of genderstack.” Become an “esoteric Karnivore” today!
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Writer, Theater-goer, Napper. I don't write that much here, but if you want all my opinions on theater, please visit my other blog, https://aworkunfinishing.blogspot.com/. For all other writing, please visit my main website.
Writer from Tennessee, operating out of Montana. Author of the novel NIGHTBURNER, forthcoming from Minotaur Books in 2027.
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