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Waves and Wipeouts: On Learning How to Surf As an Adult

Waves and Wipeouts: On Learning How to Surf As an Adult

David Litt Considers the Value of Fear and Persistence in the Pursuit of a New Skill

By David Litt | June 25, 2025

Haunted by the Question: What It Means To “Become” a Writer

Haunted by the Question: What It Means To “Become” a Writer

Efrén Ordóñez Garza on Writing as Practice, Lifestyle, and Identity

By Efrén Ordóñez Garza | July 24, 2023

How Wave Riding is Like Writing: Liza Monroy on Surrendering to the Great Unknown

How Wave Riding is Like Writing: Liza Monroy on Surrendering to the Great Unknown

When I'm Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

By Liza Monroy | March 8, 2023

A Stitch Between Reality and Imagination: Thao Thai on Sewing and Summoning Possibility

A Stitch Between Reality and Imagination: Thao Thai on Sewing and Summoning Possibility

When I’m Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

By Thao Thai | February 27, 2023

The Shared Language of the Game: Marisa Crane on Trying Out for Pro Basketball

The Shared Language of the Game: Marisa Crane on Trying Out for Pro Basketball

When I’m Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

By Mac Crane | January 30, 2023

Hot, Cute, and a Little Bit Punk: Mina Seçkin on Exploring the World of Pokémon

Hot, Cute, and a Little Bit Punk: Mina Seçkin on Exploring the World of Pokémon

When I’m Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

By Mina Seçkin | January 23, 2023

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The Names of Things: Larissa Pham on Nature Walks and the Grammar of Animacy

By Larissa Pham | January 12, 2023

Pitchaya Sudbanthad on the Pleasures of Restoring Fountain Pens, and Finding Respite from Writerly Abstraction

By Pitchaya Sudbanthad | December 12, 2022

“There’s No Story to Tell About Swimming.” Madeleine Watts on How to Quiet the Mind

By Madeleine Watts | December 5, 2022

Maryse Meijer on Training to Be a Bullfighter (Who Will Never Fight Bulls)

Maryse Meijer on Training to Be a Bullfighter (Who Will Never Fight Bulls)

Introducing When I’m Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

By Maryse Meijer | November 28, 2022

A (Tiny) Room of One’s Own: Bruna Dantas Lobato on the Intricate Joy of Miniatures

A (Tiny) Room of One’s Own: Bruna Dantas Lobato on the Intricate Joy of Miniatures

Introducing When I’m Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

By Bruna Dantas Lobato | November 21, 2022

What We Can Learn from the Ultimate Hobbyists... the Wright Brothers

What We Can Learn from the Ultimate Hobbyists... the Wright Brothers

This Week on the NewberyTart Podcast

By NewberyTart | May 26, 2021

Helen Drutt English on the Essentialness of <br>Creating by Hand

Helen Drutt English on the Essentialness of
Creating by Hand

In Conversation with Naomi Shihab Nye on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | December 15, 2020

Darien Gee on Imposter Syndrome, Food Blogging, and Starting an MFA at 50

Darien Gee on Imposter Syndrome, Food Blogging, and Starting an MFA at 50

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | November 27, 2020

Leif Enger: Why I Carry a Kite With Me Everywhere

Leif Enger: Why I Carry a Kite With Me Everywhere

When You Need a Bit of Lift in Bad Times

By leifenger | October 3, 2018

Can You Have Quidditch without Harry Potter?

Can You Have Quidditch without Harry Potter?

How an Oddball Nerd Hobby Grew into a Semi-Professional Sport

By Dwyer Murphy | June 26, 2017