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Ileya

By Adedayo Agarau

There are nights that escape

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

This is war

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Death’s night won’t come gently

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Katie Ryder

Katie Ryder is a New York-based writer and a contributing editor to Guernica.
Commentary AmericasJustice

A Note to Zimmerman’s Facebook Defenders

By Katie Ryder July 15, 2013

The problem with the "but this is the law" response.

Commentary ConflictUSA

Aurora

By Katie Ryder July 25, 2012

Chance, survival, and what we wish could be true.

Essay HealthLit WorldUSA

We Worry

By Katie Ryder May 15, 2012

Katie Ryder examines the nature and power of anxiety through the experiences of writer Daniel Smith.

Interview Lit World

Tom Bissell: Solitude at the Fault Line of Literary Culture

By Katie Ryder April 23, 2012

Tom Bissell talks about the blurred line between fiction and non-fiction, ridding the world of mediocre writing, and Tommy Wiseau of The Room.

Commentary Arts & Culture

Cindy Sherman and Her Visitors

By Katie Ryder March 21, 2012

Cindy Sherman-esque conversations overheard at the Cindy Sherman MOMA exhibit.

Commentary Government

“And will you be taking the ACD?”

By Katie Ryder January 5, 2012
A writer reflects on her arrest at Occupy Wall Street’s protest near Times Square on October 15th.
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