Tag: language

Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Fiction, short story

EX—TING—GWISH—ER

“In spite of our own resistance, we persist.” A circular story of New York, friendship and community: the things that truly matter. Continue Reading EX—TING—GWISH—ER

by Jan Schmidt • November 8, 2023November 8, 2023

On Writing, The Litro Blog

Why Write?

To get under a word’s skin is sheer joy. To tap into the incredible power of language to shape a story is a grand adventure. Continue Reading Why ...

by Vineetha Mokkil • June 22, 2015April 23, 2019

Novel: <em>The Flame Alphabet</em> by Ben Marcus

Literature

Novel: The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus

“What is it called when the landscape mirrors the condition of the poor fucks who live in it?“ Ben Marcus is not a novelist but he is trying to be. The ...

by David Whelan • August 16, 2012June 4, 2013

Travel&Lifestyle

My Favourite Words of Every Decade since the Fifties

The long Jubilee weekend has come and gone. In this retrospective, wordsmith Adam Jacot de Boinod recalls the new words – and his individual favourites – that have been coined ...

by Adam Jacot de Boinod • June 13, 2012April 30, 2013

New online writing courses