Dispatches

Essays, interviews, and reflections on craft, culture, and creative practice from writers working across borders.

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The Gift of the Onion

by Lucianna Chixaro Ramos
Monday, April 20, 2026
Perhaps poet Carol Ann Duffy was right to say it is better to gift your lover an onion than a flower or a satin heart. After all, no one’s perfect...
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How Dressing Like My Future Self Helped Me Start Writing Again

by Gautam Narang
Friday, January 16, 2026
I could not write, so I started dressing like the man who could. It sounds odd, but for weeks I stood in front of my wardrobe every morning, frozen...
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Decolonizing Craft: An Interview with Maureen Medina

by Lucianna Chixaro Ramos
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Our Spring 2026 facilitator, Maureen P. Medina, discusses her background as a poet and activist, and her decolonial and embodied pedagogical approaches.
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