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Catalectic

A newsletter for people who read fiction -- or at least, like the idea of themselves reading fiction.

By Alicia Kenworthy
· Launched 8 months ago
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“Alicia has a way of looking at fiction like no one else”
Oleg, Fictitious
“Entertaining life observations mixed with smart creative writing.”
Mark Dykeman, How About This
Why did no one ever tell me about Edward P. Jones?On Washingtonian short stories and neighbors down the hall
Dec 24, 2022
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F-Cups and Fluorescent Lighting(Thoughts on lingerie and reading Grace Paley in a post-Roe era)
Jun 30, 2022
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I Don't Like ItA Guest Post on Mayonnaise from Micheal
Feb 1
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Rear shocksWe’re driving down I-66 when Delilah comes on the radio and M. says, “I’m going to give her a call.” The idea is you call in with a love story — more specifically, Delilah has asked callers to tell her about “someone on your heart and mind tonight.” And so M.’s initial reaction…
Aug 25, 2022
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Neither here nor thereThere’s a writing exercise that goes: whatever happened in your day, turn it into a fiction scene. Fiction scratches, paradoxically, at truth easier…
Oct 19, 2022
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Lost UnderwearIs there such a thing as over exposed?
Jan 30
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Book ClubWe gave up on Infinite Jest. Our last meeting related to the book will happen Thursday. Maybe some of us will read a few more pages. Maybe some of us…
Jan 16
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Why buy the cow, you ask?"Was that a problem at one point? Like, in the dairy community?"
Dec 29, 2022
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On the French Women Literature Industrial ComplexI think what so many books get wrong is they focus on performance over embodiment. Follow the rules religiously — sip leek soup and maybe red wine …
Nov 2, 2022
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"Dear Eliza"
Oct 23, 2022
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This is My Confession("I hope you can appreciate I'm man enough to tell you this.")
Oct 21, 2022
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What struck me most(On reading C.J. Hauser's "The Crane Wife" and others)
Oct 13, 2022
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Why did no one ever tell me about Edward P. Jones?
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This is My Confession
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Welcome to 'Catalectic'!
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Catalectic

A newsletter for people who read fiction -- or at least, like the idea of themselves reading fiction.
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