In the Bronx of the 1960s, a mother at a Catholic school mistakes a parish priest for Jesus in the middle of mass.

When a handmade doily appears the tragedy involving a great aunt who was institutionalized for life in 1940 is unraveled.

A hybrid essay exploring the complicated history of a beloved backyard redwood in Berkeley.

Published in Identity Theory Magazine

Published in Anthropocene Magazine

Published in Grist and syndicated in Yes! Magazine

Published in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern

Lewis Buzbee, Doug Henderson and T. K. Rex discuss the craft of books, and why we still love bookstores, even after (especially after) working at them.

Shingai Njeri Kagunda, T. K. Rex and Doug Henderson discuss editing fiction publications, the triumphant return of Fantasy Magazine, and creating space for underrepresented writers.

Nina Schuyler, Susan Kaye Quinn, Doug Henderson and T. K. Rex discuss writing climate fiction and one central theme: hope. How to have it, how to write it, and why it’s more important than ever.

Cynthia Gomez, M. M. Olivas, Doug Henderson and T. K. Rex discuss monsters, middles, invented towns, whose fear gets centered in horror, and counternarratives.

Margaret Juhae Lee, Doug Henderson and T. K. Rex discuss the differences between history and memoir, memoir and autobiography, research and worldbuilding, fiction and memory, plus generative writing, being a Taurus, internal reward systems, and putting yourself in the story.

Roberto Lovato, Doug Henderson and T. K. Rex discuss scarlet macaws, breaking down structural inequality in publishing, and Rooted & Written—the first tuition-free professional conference for Writers of Color in the United States.