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About Emily Everett

Emily Everett is managing editor of The Common magazine, and host of The Common's podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter @Public_Emily, or visit her website at emily-everett.com.

Emily Everett is managing editor of The Common, a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at thecommononline.org, and follow us on Twitter @CommonMag.

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The Common Magazine May 27, 2022

Spin

The Common magazine (Spring, 2022)

Cheryl Collins Isaac

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Cheryl Collins Isaac speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her story “Spin,” which appears in The Common’s new spring issue. “Spin” is about two Liberian immigrants making a new …
The Common Magazine May 13, 2022

Idlewild

The Common magazine (Spring, 2022)

Nathan Jordan Poole

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Nathan Jordan Poole speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his story “Idlewild,” which appears in The Common’s new spring issue. In this conversation, Nathan talks about doing seasonal work …
The Common Magazine April 22, 2022

The Sea Dreams of Us

The Common magazine (Fall, 2021)

Romeo Oriogun

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Romeo Oriogun speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his poem “The Sea Dreams of Us,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. In this conversation, Romeo talks about his …
The Common Magazine March 25, 2022

A Very Full Day

The Common Magazine (Fall 2021)

Shubha Sunder

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Shubha Sunder speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her story “A Very Full Day,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. In this conversation, Shubha talks about writing stories …
The Common Magazine March 11, 2022

“Last Cigarette” and “Apology to My Daughter"

The Common magazine (Fall 2021)

Tom Sleigh

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Tom Sleigh speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his poems “Last Cigarette” and “Apology to My Daughter,” which appear in The Common’s fall issue. In this conversation, Tom talks …
The Common Magazine February 25, 2022

Past and Future on Rapa Nui

Julia Cooke

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Julia Cooke speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her essay “Past and Future on Rapa Nui,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. In this conversation, Julia talks about …
The Common Magazine February 11, 2022

Mapping Exile

A Writer’s Story of Growing Up Stateless in Post-Gulf War Kuwait

Mona Kareem

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Mona Kareem speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her essay “Mapping Exile: A Writer’s Story of Growing Up Stateless in Post-Gulf War Kuwait,” which appears in a portfolio of …
The Common Magazine January 28, 2022

Notes on Looking Back

The Common magazine (Fall, 2021)

Steven Tagle

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Steven Tagle speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his essay “Notes on Looking Back,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. Steven talks about writing this essay, originally in …
The Common Magazine January 14, 2022

Who Writes the Arabian Gulf?

Noor Naga

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Noor Naga speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about co-editing The Common’s first-of-its-kind portfolio of writing from the Arabian Gulf, which appeared in Issue 22. Noor penned an introduction to …
The Common Magazine December 17, 2021

Safety Advice for Staying Indoors

Mary O’Donoghue

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Mary O’Donoghue speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her story “Safety Advice for Staying Indoors,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. Mary talks about crafting a story that …
The Common Magazine December 3, 2021

Oman is Mars

An Alien All Along

Priyanka Sacheti

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Priyanka Sacheti speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her essay “Oman is Mars: An Alien All Along,” which appears in a portfolio of writing from the Arabian Gulf, in …
The Common Magazine November 19, 2021

Ghosts of the Southern Ocean

Carin Clevidence

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Carin Clevidence speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her essay “Ghosts of the Southern Ocean,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. In this conversation, Carin talks about how …
The Common Magazine November 5, 2021

Igerilaria

Julian Zabalbeascoa

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Julian Zabalbeascoa speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his story “Igerilara,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. In this conversation from San Sebastián, Julian talks about writing stories …
The Common Magazine October 22, 2021

Arabic Translations from Morocco

Nariman Youssef

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Nariman Youssef speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her work translating three short stories from Arabic for The Common’s portfolio of fiction from Morocco, in the spring issue. In …
The Common Magazine October 8, 2021

nigresence

Ricardo Wilson

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Ricardo Wilson speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his poem, “nigrescence,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. In this conversation, Ricardo talks about his new collection Apparent Horizon …
The Common Magazine September 24, 2021

Home

Celeste Mohammed

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Celeste Mohammed speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her story “Home,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. In this conversation, Celeste talks about her novel-in-stories, Pleasantview, and why …
The Common Magazine August 27, 2021

Ode to a California Neck Tattoo

Jose Hernandez Diaz

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Jose Hernandez Diaz speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his poem “Ode to a California Neck Tattoo,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. In this conversation, Jose talks …
The Common Magazine August 13, 2021

The Cassandras

Emma Sloley

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Emma Sloley speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her story “The Cassandras,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. In this conversation, Sloley talks about writing a story based …
The Common Magazine July 30, 2021

The Good Donkey

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

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Talia Lakshmi Kolluri speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her story “The Good Donkey,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. In this conversation, Kolluri talks about writing fiction …
The Common Magazine July 16, 2021

The Five-Room Box

Ravi Shankar

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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 …
The Common Magazine July 2, 2021

Instructions for the Endgame

A Discussion with Wyatt Townley

Wyatt Townley

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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

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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

The Common magazine

Jennifer Jean

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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 …