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M.L. Rio on the Connection Between Writing and Dreams

M.L. Rio on the Connection Between Writing and Dreams

“We make whole tapestries of meaning from a few evocative details.”

By M.L. Rio | September 27, 2024

Tim O'Brien on Letting the World Decide What He'll Read Next

Tim O'Brien on Letting the World Decide What He'll Read Next

America Fantastica Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire">The Author of America Fantastica Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | October 30, 2023

7 stories for sleepless nights.

7 stories for sleepless nights.

By Katie Yee | February 24, 2022

Mapping the Cerebral: What Are Dreams and Why Are They Essential?

Mapping the Cerebral: What Are Dreams and Why Are They Essential?

Sidarta Ribeiro on the Cultural History of Dreaming and the Role of Memory

By Sidarta Ribeiro | August 16, 2021

How I Kicked Insomnia and Addiction with Help from Marilyn Monroe

How I Kicked Insomnia and Addiction with Help from Marilyn Monroe

Heidi Seaborn on Sleeplessness, Ambien Dependency, and the Blessing of Unexpected Muses

By Heidi Seaborn | June 2, 2021

Endless Plastic, Eco-Sorrow, and Disappearing Islands: Climate Readings for December

Endless Plastic, Eco-Sorrow, and Disappearing Islands: Climate Readings for December

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From Amy Brady

By Amy Brady | December 3, 2020

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Karen Russell on Fatal Insomnia and the Demons of Our Dreams

By Bookable | November 6, 2020

Insomnia

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 25, 2020

Samantha Harvey on Grappling with Insomnia and Reckoning With the Past

By Samantha Harvey | May 13, 2020

Nathan Englander on Writing and Worrying

Nathan Englander on Writing and Worrying

Regarding Writer's Block: Ignore it Until it Goes Away

By Nathan Englander | March 26, 2019

On Sylvia Plath and the Many Shades of Depression

On Sylvia Plath and the Many Shades of Depression

Gabrielle Bellot Considers How a Writer's Work is Measured Against Her Death

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 13, 2018

Adventures in Insomnia: Sleep Diets, Weird Dreams, and the Singularity

Adventures in Insomnia: Sleep Diets, Weird Dreams, and the Singularity

Marina Benjamin on Nighttime's Wayward Rhythms

By Marina Benjamin | November 14, 2018

On the Sleepless Lives of Writers

On the Sleepless Lives of Writers

Insomnia: Source of Suffering or Creativity?

By Nick Ripatrazone | June 26, 2018

Inside Vladimir Nabokov's Dream Journal

Inside Vladimir Nabokov's Dream Journal

"Several dreams, one of them keenly erotic..."

By Vladimir Nabokov | November 30, 2017

So You've Decided to Write: Take Advantage of Your Insomnia

So You've Decided to Write: Take Advantage of Your Insomnia

Terry McDonell on the Importance of Taking Nighttime Notes

By Terry McDonell | July 19, 2017