L. M. Rapp

We often hear that literature needs strong female characters, as if a heroine’s role were to embody a model, defy norms, right wrongs, and shine with brilliance. But there is another kind of strength — quieter, rougher — the strength of women who remain standing despite their failures, who don’t try to seduce or persuade, who move forward in a mix of smoldering anger, fatigue, and misplaced tenderness.

She’s Always Hungry by Eliza Clark is a collection of eleven short stories that, through the lens of “hunger,” masterfully blend body horror, psychological drama, and social satire. The tales shift effortlessly between raw realism, chilling science fiction, and grotesque folklore, all delivered in Clark’s razor-sharp prose that fuses repulsion with fascination.

A personal essay on cutting down meat without cutting out pleasure — and how one man’s swollen toe saved us both.

People sometimes ask me— with a hint of suspicion— where my ideas come from. They emerge from experiences, lived or not, twisted and...

When I walk into the studio, I’m on a mission, and that mission has nothing to do with tidying up.

Verified tips for daily writing practice.

Eels, rats, cockroaches and Tim… A short story

A path between litterature and cooking with a free vegan recipe for illustration

A few weeks ago, we organized an open house with other artists.

I have seen L. O. Boult’s talent at work. Not only did he translate my second book “Of Flesh and Tears,” but he also discovered typos that

On "Dreadful Beauty" becoming bestseller and on the importance of reviews.

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If he closes his eyes, he will never reach his goal. A short story.

The ups and downs of making your book cover by yourself

Book promotion: creation of NFTs for give aways

The Little Ones are waiting under the bed… A short story by Noa Mergi They came at night. When the moon was high up in the sky, silence...

The simple and effective technique of Julia Cameron

During a martial art training, a woman and a man…

The Gardeners had shown him the general direction, but it was up to him, with his keen sense of smell as his only guide, to carry out the...

A long, exciting and very moving process has just reached its ultimate goal. What a singular revelation to see one’s ideas and sentences...