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The Problem With Contemporary Writing
To care about the state and quality of writing today is to scream into a void while knowing that the void does nothing but laugh.
Charles Schifano
Jan 28
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Soundless
Nothing makes you doubt the merits of a music education more than a neighbor who takes up the violin.
Charles Schifano
Mar 11
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Whisper
In the São Paulo summer, the air is salty and thick and the rains are always just minutes away.
Charles Schifano
Sep 17, 2021
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Losing a Language
You might recognize these undulations if you’ve ever struggled with a new language.
Charles Schifano
Aug 13, 2021
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The Anxiety of Influence
If you are ever lost in an Italian city, look for Dante Alighieri street.
Charles Schifano
May 27
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There Won't Be Any Covid Novels
Despite the desires of some readers, nobody should expect any good novels about Covid.
Charles Schifano
May 13
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Prepared Emotions
Museum exhibit labels have the peculiar quality of giving you both too much and not enough information.
Charles Schifano
Jun 10
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A Difficult Time Writing
To spend the majority of your time crafting artificial symbols on a surface—whether your medium is stone, paper, or pixels—will always be a curious…
Charles Schifano
Jun 24
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Nude Writers
To read an incomplete manuscript is to catch a writer in the nude.
Charles Schifano
Jun 3
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A Low Dishonest Decade
Later is a word for when you’re feeling sluggish and directionless and just a little bit glum, for when you’re avoiding what you must confront.
Charles Schifano
Mar 25
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Fateful
Tossing out the word fate might be sufficient to hush most dinner parties.
Charles Schifano
May 20
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The Sensation of Distance
The year is 1955, and we’re in London, amid the bustle and pomp and fuss of a fashion house.
Charles Schifano
Apr 15
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