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Princeton Curling’s Spectacular Loss to UW-Superior, Keyword Superior

“At first, there is devastation; then, denial; then, anguish; then, acceptance and understanding of the bright side of life: after all, this was the gold medal game—and a silver medal at the most well-attended college curling event in the country is nothing to sneeze at.”

by Lara Katz on December 4, 2022December 4, 2022

The Glass Cracked

When the glass on a train cracks, strange and impossible things reveal themselves to the protagonist in this speculative fiction piece.

by Lara Katz on November 13, 2022

Will Be Gone

In this fiction piece, a daughter navigates her family’s grief and theater production after the death of her brother.

by Lara Katz on October 2, 2022

Nass Recommends: Derek Thompson’s Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction.

A Nass writer dives into the stories and science behind pop culture icons.

by Lara Katz on August 6, 2022August 5, 2022

Telescoping Echo

To telescope, we begin with 300 words, then slice the word count in half for each successive section. We stop when the numbers stop dividing evenly. This week, eight Nass writers telescope the word “echo” (echo, echo). Lucia Brown At … Read More

by Alexandra Orbuch, Amaya Dressler, Audrey Zhang, Kate Lee, Lara Katz, Lucia Brown, Sierra Stern, Tommy Goulding on April 17, 2022April 17, 2022

Terrariums, Tolstoy, and Tasty Burgers: What Our Profs Really Think About Us

The candid opinions and hot takes of Princeton faculty members.

by Lara Katz on April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

All In

“Then she got a glass of water, because really, it was almost 8:45 AM, she must be thirsty by now, and hydration is very important.”

by Lara Katz on March 27, 2022March 27, 2022

Things So Obvious They Almost Make No Sense: Defamiliarization and the Default in Megan Hunter’s The End We Start From

“I couldn’t discern an agenda, political, spiritual, or otherwise, and yet the novel felt anything but aimless. Primarily, it read and resonated like poetry.”

by Lara Katz on March 20, 2022March 25, 2022

Inheritance

A science fiction glimpse into grief and imposter syndrome in the aftermath of cloning.

by Lara Katz on February 20, 2022February 20, 2022

On Vignettes

A meta-analysis of one beloved literary form.

by Lara Katz on February 13, 2022February 13, 2022

The Spirit of Curling: Vignettes

Reflections on an author-athlete’s relationship to her sport.

by Lara Katz on November 20, 2021

Delivery

“He frowned and then she was opening the door! and she was a woman because of course she was but he had temporarily forgotten women existed.”

by Lara Katz on November 7, 2021November 6, 2021


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