Some Thoughts on Inspiration
by Nathaniel Meals · April 28, 2026Like everyone else, I come to writing from a varied background. I’ve had many interests over the years, most recently rock climbing, which I picked up [...]
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When a block is not a block
by Liz Garcia · March 12, 2026“I can’t go on. I’ll go on.” – Samuel BeckettThis is a version of that old freewriting exercise in which, when you can’t think of anything [...]
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Sheri Joseph interview on “Angels at the Gate”
by Ian LIndsay · February 23, 2026Read an exclusive Sheri Joseph interview about her fourth novel, Angels at the gate. Sheri Joseph is an established author and professor here at Georgia State. [...]
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On Walking, Wordsworth, and the Creative Spark
by Rachel PIttman · February 16, 2026When I was an undergraduate student, one of my Creative Writing professors gave our class an assignment to “go outside.” There were, of course, more [...]
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Susannah Mintz on Pain in Literature
by Aniya Anderson · November 19, 2025Confab with a Contributor: Susannah Mintz 1) For anyone who picks up the Vol. 24, no. 1 issue of Five Points and flips to your essay, [...]
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Ursula the Busy Bear
by Alicia Raines · November 03, 2025Alicia Raines, Assistant Editor at Five Points and comic artist, drew the story of Ursula, the Five Points mascot. [...]
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