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“Undone by a string of clues” 

on the struggle to articulate the present. 

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The feeling of the old world fading away

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“Rob Doyle is just another figure lost in that labyrinth of fictions.”

in conversation with [Rob Doyle](https://www.robdoyle.net/) about his third novel, [Cameo](https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/cameo-rob-doyle/7841719?ean=9781399631075&next=t&affiliate=10403).

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The mess of masculinity 

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Work in tech? Fund an artist. 

on the rise of independent microgrant programs.

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The mini Medicis 

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Selected reviews. 

is a writer and editor in Chicago. Their poetry chapbook [Natural Wine](https://dirt.fyi/article/2025/12/natural-wine) is out now from Spiral Editions. 

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Jo Barchi’s Letterboxd

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"Condensing things is also a way of controlling them, of managing loss."

in conversation with poet [Molly Ledbetter](https://www.instagram.com/mollyledbetter/?hl=en) about her new book, [Air Ball](https://www.afterhourseditions.com/air-ball), published by After Hours Editions. 

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Air Ball

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“I am far smarter and would never relinquish my good sense or peace of mind in favor of a fantasy.”

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21st century true believer

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Are longevity bros the great literary figures of our time?

on Madeline Cash’s Lost Lambs, OBAA and more.

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Byron Johnson 

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“The stack suggests a life still in progress.”

on book stacks and Design Within Reach’s Story Bookcase. 

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How should a book stack be?

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