writing Archives - Page 3 of 8 - The American Scholar

Traveling Corpse

By Andrea Barrett | 12/10/2014 |

How an American sergeant’s journey through frigid North Russia inspired a work of historical fiction

Break the Rules

By Ann Beattie | 10/06/2014 |

Goodbye, ! ! !

By Owen Gingerich | 09/08/2014 |

The Royalty Check

By Brian Doyle | 05/16/2014 |

It’s good to be the king—if only for a brief moment

Don’t Be Afraid to Start Over

By Andrea Barrett | 05/05/2014 |

The Best of the Bard

By Our Editors | 04/22/2014 |

Our favorite passages from Shakespeare’s works

Ten Best Sentences

By Our Editors | 03/25/2014 |

Looking Back, Warily, But With Affection

By David Guterson | 03/11/2014 |

Snow Falling on Cedars at 20

Learning to Let It Happen

By Neil Shea | 02/03/2014 |

The Art of the Doorstep

By Colum McCann | 01/13/2014 |