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Mike Rose popularized a new model of writing instruction that saw students as struggling to do a very difficult thing.

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Twitch streamers are building tools to combat hate raids.

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Writer Alexandra Kleeman reflects on her evolving writing practice, the illuminating uses of keeping a journal, and what it means to truly look forward.

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