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Earthquake Anxiety: <br>Living—and Writing—in Fear of the Big One

Earthquake Anxiety:
Living—and Writing—in Fear of the Big One

Emma Pattee on Capturing the Human Feeling of Disaster

By Emma Pattee | March 27, 2025

What Kafka’s Hypochondria Reveals About His Literary and Personal Life

What Kafka’s Hypochondria Reveals About His Literary and Personal Life

Will Rees on the Shared Characteristics Between Health Anxiety and the Writer’s Calling

By Will Rees | March 12, 2025

Intertwined in Madness: On Turning Yourself into a Character in a Novel

Intertwined in Madness: On Turning Yourself into a Character in a Novel

Alana Saab on Sharing a Mental Breakdown With Your Protagonist

By Alana Saab | June 26, 2024

From Austen to Larkin: Why Writers Could Be More Prone to Hypochondria

From Austen to Larkin: Why Writers Could Be More Prone to Hypochondria

Caroline Crampton Considers the Intersection of Creative Pursuits and Health Anxiety

By Caroline Crampton | April 26, 2024

Magic and Medicinal: On the Pharmacological Potential of Mushrooms

Magic and Medicinal: On the Pharmacological Potential of Mushrooms

Nicholas P. Money Considers the Role of Fungi in Treating the Body and the Mind

By Nicholas P. Money | March 20, 2024

Postpartum Publishing: On the Highs and Lows of Bringing a Book Into the World

Postpartum Publishing: On the Highs and Lows of Bringing a Book Into the World

Tawny Lara Explores the Emotional Rollercoaster of Life as a Debut Author

By Tawny Lara | February 15, 2024

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Alchemizing Those Icky Feelings: Samantha Irby on Turning Anxiety Into Laughter

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“This absolutely sucks, but it’s gonna make an incredible story.”

By Samantha Irby | October 18, 2022

Unravel With Me: Nora McInerny Reflects on an Anxious Life

Unravel With Me: Nora McInerny Reflects on an Anxious Life

"It all matters so much in the moment, no matter how old you are."

By Nora McInerny | October 12, 2022

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Mia Mercado on the Inherent Anxieties in Performing “Niceness”

Mia Mercado on the Inherent Anxieties in Performing “Niceness”

“When I’m nice, who am I being nice to? What am I being nice for?”

By Mia Mercado | August 30, 2022

Sidik Fofana on Balancing Shyness with Being in the Public Eye

Sidik Fofana on Balancing Shyness with Being in the Public Eye

“I am a contradiction. I am a performer and a monk.”

By Sidik Fofana | August 17, 2022

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