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Who do we become when we stop prioritizing the desires of others?
A guest essay from Emily Lowe on The Dry Season & creative partnership
Nov 20 • 
Emily Lowe
Dramatic boys, Murnau's photos, a recipe for sweet, sweet love
5 Longing Things with Kevin Bertolero
Nov 13 • 
Michael Colbert
In Pursuit of the River Court
Reflections from Hollywood East
Nov 6 • 
Michael Colbert
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Sep 19, 2024 • Michael Colbert
Referential's Queer Book Club
Jun 5 • Michael Colbert
You are steering the ship
Apr 10 • Michael Colbert
Secrets for an artistic life
Aug 14 • Michael Colbert
I felt this freedom and loss that this book isn't going to happen
Oct 3, 2024 • Michael Colbert
I'm going to be the star of the show
Jul 17 • Michael Colbert
We finally felt like fully realized people
Inside "Cast Party" with Gabi Stephens: time in fiction, linked collections, theater people
Oct 30 • 
Michael Colbert
There are ghosts in this email
Referential's media diet for Halloween
Oct 23 • 
Michael Colbert
These characters make bad decisions—it was important that the reader see how they got to that point
From the archives: Lena Valencia on Mystery Lights, horror film, collaging
Oct 16 • 
Michael Colbert
My year of rest and conversation
What I learned from a year of speaking with creative people
Oct 9 • 
Michael Colbert
All of us are seeking ways to get out of reality
Book Talk with Craig Willse: Providence, addiction, the discourse
Oct 2 • 
Michael Colbert
Songbirds, rats, assorted sounds and saunas
Q3 winners and losers, Q4 anticipations
Sep 25 • 
Michael Colbert
Better Things taught me how to build a home
I got weepy over a dumpy couch
Sep 18 • 
Michael Colbert
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