The editors of West Trade Review are looking for essays that explore creative life expansively conceived (broader than only literary).

We are seeking personal essays exploring creative practice, support for the literary or creative life, etc.
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Chicago students took 13,000 dual credit classes last year. Is it paying off? Dual credit can help students be better prepared for college and avoid debt. But some worry about watered-down curriculums and students ending up with credits that selective colleges might not accept.

Has been a huge increase in #Chicago dual credit courses (college courses for high school students). But "on some campuses, sharp increases in dual credit participation have not yet translated into gains in college enrollment & persistence." buff.ly/pYDLiLP #highered #AcademicSky @chalkbeat.org

Why millions of adorable bees are emerging from this cemetery A growing body of evidence shows that cemeteries host much more life — including insects, birds, mammals, and rare plants — than death.

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U.S. House committee approves legislation returning land to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center • Source New Mexico Federal legislation to transfer land from a former boarding school to New Mexico’s 19 pueblos unanimously a congressional committee Tuesday.

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The Indigenous Chefs That Inspire Food As Medicine On The Latest ‘Chopped’ Episode Competitors on the latest episode of "Chopped" include Justin Pioche (Navajo), Ray Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo), Jessica Walks First (Menominee) and Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee). Judges incl...

After 64 seasons on television the Food Network show ‘Chopped’ aired its first ever episode with all Native American contestants. I interviewed the winner Justin Pioche, a Diné chef that runs a kitchen with his mom and sister. nativenewsonline.net/arts-enterta...

Jayne Anne Phillips Wonders What Happens to Writers If They Don’t Write? Kenneth Tynan’s widow Kathleen, in her introduction to his letters, states, Writers hate to write, almost all of them. She goes on to describe, in loving remembrance, her husband, blocked as a writ…

What happens to writers when they don’t write?

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Geramee Hensley is Deceased, and I am Filing This Tax Return on Their Behalf - The Offing Wit Tea - The Offing Magazine

“I abhor capital punishment, but capital must be punished.”

From “Geramee Hensley is Deceased, and I am Filing This Tax Return on Their Behalf,” a Wit Tea humor piece by Geramee Hensley.

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The Distance Between the Truth and What We Choose to Believe in “Make Sure You Die Screaming” Make Sure You Die Screaming by Zee Carlstrom is a delightfully dark thrill ride perfect for a quick weekend read. The “thriller” label is well-earned as Carlstrom’s narrator drags the reader along …

New review: Zee Carlstrom's MAKE SURE YOU DIE SCREAMING "explores the distance between the truth and what we choose to believe and considers what such a distinction means for a person’s ability to be honest with themself and with others."

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"so there is no place / beyond this checkered grid / formation of abstract marks / bound within all the borders / of yourself"

From "Quick Response," a new poem by Harryette Mullen for National Poetry Month.

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Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. Today, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, which awards $150,000 annually to women and non-binary writers with books published in Canada and the US, announced its 2026 shortlist. The nominated wri…

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, which awards $150,000 annually to women and non-binary writers with books published in Canada and the US, has announced its 2026 shortlist.

we’d love to read your poetry before our window closes. you can send two pieces to thewingedmoonmagazine@gmail.com

Henry VIII’s Dating App Profiles “Grieving widower seeking comely maid to provide comfort and more male heirs in time of deep sorrow over the passing of my favorite wife from childbed fever....

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Twice divorced, twice widowed, and looking for fun. Are you a buxom seventeen-year-old and also first cousin to my late second wife and also willing to ignore that I am nearly thrice your age and also in my direct line of sight?

And a quick guide to making your CNF submission stand out

My Pluribus-inspired poem "Carol Sturka in the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum" is live in @somewordslit.bsky.social, so read it here: somewords.boards.net/thread/120/a...

Client Feedback on the Creation of the Earth “Appreciate the work on the sea and ground, but right now, there’s way too much sea. The ground is getting lost in it. In general, the sea does not resonate ...

"Appreciate the work on the sea and ground, but right now, there’s way too much sea. The ground is getting lost in it. In general, the sea does not resonate well with our users. Was talking with the team, and the idea of having no sea at all came up. Thoughts?"

Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important? Shakespeare begins Twelfth Night with Duke Orsino describing the effect of the music he’s listening to. Here are his first eight lines, in English and Hungarian (thanks to Ádám Nádasdy): Orsino If …

On Shakespeare’s commas in translation: “You don’t mess around with them wantonly, for rhythm or breathing or whatever.”

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Why a group of writers and artists is boycotting the 92nd Street Y. Today, an organized group of artists and writers announced the launch of 92NO, a collective protest directed at the New York cultural institution 92NY (formally known the 92nd Street Y). The group …

An organized group of artists and writers have announced the launch of 92NO, a collective protest directed at the New York cultural institution 92NY (formally known the 92nd Street Y).

Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth Climate anxiety is real—and this practical, accessible guide helps address it on personal, relational, and structural levels, from the founder of ...

Happy Earth Day on the best planet to ever do it. If you want some tools for caring for it & for one another as part of it, & to hear from some people who do that with a lot of courage & anger & sorrow & love, I wrote a book with those things in it www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kate-...

"I became suddenly very aware of the fact that all of this was happening around me, and I didn’t understand any of it. How could I? I don’t speak bird."

Fascinating interview on communication in the natural world w/ @markantonyowen.com

I think my next #PoemsAloud might respond to the convo here: 🐦‍⬛

How Red Lines Built White Wealth: A Lesson on Housing Segregation in the 20th Century The lesson shows how government policies segregated every major city in the United States with dire consequences for African Americans.

Not just for history classes! Check out why high school English teacher Jaime Bauer signed up:

“I am reading/studying ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ with my students. I have taught them about redlining; however, I am interested in expanding on the topic.”

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I always read Acknowledgements with curiosity, reading for who was mentioned, and who was omitted, both speaking volumes.

I sense the world might be more dreamlike, metaphorical, and poetic than we currently believe. I wouldn't be surprised if poetry filled with metaphor, rhyme, and recurring patterns, shapes and designs is how the world works. The world isn't logical, it's a song.

-- David Byrne

American Library Association Shares Book Ban Data, List of ‘Most Challenged’ Titles of 2025 - Publishing Perspectives U.S. librarians tracked 4,235 unique book challenges in 2025, nearly matching the record of 4,240 recorded in 2023, and almost double last year's count.

“2025’s censorship campaigns weren’t about protecting children—they were about erasing realities. A tiny cohort of people are trying to remove people’s lived experiences from library shelves.”

Audre told us.

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FlashFlood is open! We’d love to receive your subs 😊 Flashes up to 300 words, pre 2023 prev published considered, reserved spots for debut writers. You have until 23:59 on 25 April: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...