During my New York years, I was invited to be a writer in residence in Vermont at the summer home of a doctor and his wife. I was living in New York and had become good friends with their daughter, ...

Anyone who has dabbled in writing for personal enjoyment has likely grappled with the question of when they can call themselves a writer or claim writing as an inherent part of their identity. So I ...

This week’s question gets a little personal, but it’s a chance to get to know the A.V. Club staff better. We all have an origin story about what got us into this business, so Editor-In-Chief Danette ...