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Telescoping Melt

A much celebrated and reviled Nass tradition. To telescope, writers write a brief 300 word piece on a theme (this year, “melt”). Then, a 150 word piece. Then, 75 words. Then, 37 and a half. You’ll see.

by Emily Yang, Isabelle Clayton, Melanie Garcia, Sasha Rotko, Sofiia Shapovalova, Sophia Macklin on May 23, 2024September 5, 2024

Telescoping Cavity

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, four Nass writers telescope the word “cavity.”   Charlie Nuermberger (cn0260) CW: … Read More

by Alexandra Orbuch, Beth Villaruz, Charlie Nuermberger, Daniel Viorica on April 23, 2023

Telescoping Fault

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 “fault.”

by Alexandra Orbuch, Daniel Vergara, Daniel Viorica, Emily Yang, Jane Castleman, Mollika Jai Singh, Otto Eiben, Peyton Smith on December 4, 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

Telescoping Space

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. Looking around and beyond us, this week we telescope “space.”

by Lara Katz, Olivia Zhang, Peter Taylor, Sam Bisno, Sierra Stern on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021

Telescoping Rhythm

In the succeeding entries, we telescope “rhythm.” Sonically evocative and personally connotative, we examine the word in its multiplicity of meanings.

by Abigail Glickman, Allie Mangel, BT Hayes, Emma Mohrmann, Lara Katz, Sabrina Kim on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020

Telescoping Heat

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. Below, as a reflection on our warming planet, we telescope heat.

by Adam Chang, Anika Khakoo, Gina Feliz, Naomi Shifrin, Sarah W. Hirschfield on October 13, 2019October 13, 2019


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