To mark the first anniversary of the launch of this beneficent tool, we have letters written by seven writers. No one knows how to hurt/help like your fellow writers.
Option 1
Guest Editor Mark Wisniewski: Mmmyeah
Option 2
Guest Editor Jennifer Villamere: Franco-Canadian Hyper-Allergenic
Option 3
Guest Editor Robyn Parnell: What You Write Is Not “Erotic Verse”
Option 4
Guest Editor James Mitchell: A Thousand Cuts
Option 5
Guest Editor Douglas W. Milliken: Shitty Take-Out
Option 6
Guest Editor Salma Saeedi: Your Recent Loss
Option 7
Guest Editor Rowena Wiseman: Who Do You Think You Are?
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