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The Case Against Writing for Other Writers
Why writers should strive for connection over impressing literary aficionados.
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Elizabeth Sowden

June 2024

The Pioneer Hotel
A short story set in the Gateway district, Minneapolis' skid row, 1950s
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Elizabeth Sowden

May 2024

The Beef Trust Chorus
A short story about plus-size Can-Can dancers. Set in 1957.
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Elizabeth Sowden

April 2024

The phrase ‘Writing Twitter’ needs to stop using
Plus: I released a debut novel in 2020 and botched the follow-up. Could I have done it on purpose?
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Elizabeth Sowden

March 2024

Why You Need To Watch “The Program”
A review of the blockbuster Netflix documentary, plus the research I did for my novel and some thoughts on who gets to write about what
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Elizabeth Sowden
Goodbye, Dad: End of the Line
Reflections on cancer, death and the music that helps us grieve.
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Elizabeth Sowden
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February 2024

The Girl Who Cried Diamonds
A short story
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Elizabeth Sowden
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January 2024

The Pastor
A short story in the horror genre.
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Elizabeth Sowden

December 2023

Buying Umbrellas in Berlin
Not your typical travelogue.
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Elizabeth Sowden
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Robert’s Red Light
Remembering a friend who died suddenly and tragically.
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Elizabeth Sowden
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November 2023

No, I don’t want a rhubarb muffin
A poem about why I hate rhubarb
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Elizabeth Sowden
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What David Sedaris Left out of “Punching Down”
Abusive boarding schools and satire don’t mix
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Elizabeth Sowden
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