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The Common Magazine July 16, 2021

The Five-Room Box

Ravi Shankar

Hosted by Emily Everett
Ravi Shankar speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his essay “The Five-Room Box,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. In this conversation, Shankar talks about constructing this essay …

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The Common Magazine July 2, 2021

Instructions for the Endgame

A Discussion with Wyatt Townley

Wyatt Townley

Hosted by Emily Everett
Wyatt Townley speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her poem “Instructions for the Endgame,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. In this conversation, Townley talks about experiencing poetry …
The Common Magazine June 18, 2021

The Home Front

A Discussion with Silvia Spring

Silvia Spring

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Silvia Spring speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her debut short story “The Home Front,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. In this conversation, Spring talks about the …
The Common Magazine June 4, 2021

The Couple

The Common magazine (Fall, 2020)

KC Trommer

Hosted by Emily Everett
KC Trommer speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her poem “The Couple,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. In this conversation, Trommer discusses writing about artwork she finds …
The Common Magazine May 21, 2021

California

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Jennifer Jean

Hosted by Emily Everett
Jennifer Jean speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her poem “California,” which appears on The Common online, in a special portfolio of writing from the Lusosphere (Portugal and its …
The Common Magazine May 7, 2021

You Like to Have Some Cup of Tea?’ and Other Questions About Complicity and Place

Deborah Lindsay Williams

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Deborah Lindsay Williams speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her “‘You Like to Have Some Cup of Tea?’ and Other Questions About Complicity and Place,” which appears in Issue …
The Common Magazine April 23, 2021

Her Borders Become Her

Fátima Policarpo

Hosted by Emily Everett
Fátima Policarpo speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her essay “Her Borders Become Her,” which appears in Issue 20 of The Common magazine. In this conversation, Policarpo talks about …
Literature April 9, 2021

A Fourteen-Hour Lesson in Theosophy

Edgar Garbelotto

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Writer and translator Edgar Garbelotto speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his short story “A Fourteen-Hour Lesson in Theosophy,” which appears in Issue 20 of The Common magazine. The story …
The Common Magazine March 26, 2021

Vigilância

Casey Walker

Hosted by Emily Everett
Casey Walker speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his short story “Vigilância,” which appears in Issue 20 of The Common magazine. In this conversation, Walker talks about writing World …
The Common Magazine March 12, 2021

The Treasure Hunt of August Dias

Katherine Vaz

Hosted by Emily Everett
Katherine Vaz speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her short story “The Treasure Hunt of August Dias,” which appears in Issue 20 of The Common magazine. In this conversation …
The Common Magazine February 26, 2021

Weeds and Flowers

Bina Shah

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Bina Shah speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her short story “Weeds and Flowers,” which appears in Issue 19 of The Common magazine. In this conversation, Shah talks about …
The Common Magazine February 12, 2021

Translations from Portuguese

Jethro Soutar

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Translator Jethro Soutar speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about three pieces he translated from Portuguese for Issue 20 of The Common magazine. These pieces appear in a special portfolio …
The Common Magazine February 1, 2021

Brother Love

Tanya Coke

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Tanya Coke is a lawyer, writer, and philanthropy executive at the Ford Foundation. She speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about “Brother Love,” her essay from Issue 19 of The …
The Common Magazine January 15, 2021

Stories from Sudan in Translation

Elisabeth Jaquette

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Translator Elisabeth Jaquette speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about four stories she translated from Arabic for Issue 19 of The Common magazine. These stories appear in a special portfolio …
The Common Magazine December 31, 2020

Operation Tamar

Omer Friedlander

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Writer Omer Friedlander speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his story “Operation Tamar,” which appears in Issue 19 of The Common magazine. “Operation Tamar” is set in Israel …
The Common Magazine December 18, 2020

Offering

Tara Skurtu

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Tara Skurtu is an American poet and writer, writing coach, and public speaker. She speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about “Offering,” her poem from Issue 19 of The Common …
The Common Magazine December 4, 2020

Counsel

David Moloney

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Writer David Moloney speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his story “Counsel,” which appears in Issue 19 of The Common magazine. “Counsel” is an excerpt from Moloney’s novel-in-stories, Barker …