Kate Baer — "People are much more willing to help than we think."
Have you seen the moon? What do you want from this provincial life? How much risk can we allow in this careless, rotten world? These are just a few of the many questions readers will encounter in cele...
18 Joulu 202543min
Pico Iyer — "Words are only as rich as the silence that underlies them."
What moves you—and where? Who are you when everything else falls away? What can you find in stillness? Renowned travel writer and speaker Pico Iyer has pursued these questions throughout his storied c...
15 Huhti 20251h 10min
Caleb Femi — "Poetry never leaves you."
Think about the last time you felt connected to night: the moon’s luminous glow, the rhythms of a house party, the pulsing of the music, the heartbeat of a community. Caleb Femi’s modern epic, The Wic...
16 Maalis 202550min
Gloria Noto — "Awareness is a reflection."
What is the role of beauty in this day and age? For some, it’s an aesthetic pursuit; for others, it’s simply a state of mind. If we’re talking about the global, multibillion-dollar industry, it’s some...
17 Helmi 202554min
Ayşegül Savaş — "We're always in the midst of it."
What makes a day? Is it the routine of brewing morning coffee or walking through the neighborhood? Is it more meaningful if it's spent in the company of others? And if we do find ourselves alone, what...
9 Joulu 202459min
Lauren Elkin — "To me, it's all interesting."
What does it mean to be faithful? This question is central to Lauren Elkin's debut novel, Scaffolding, which follows the trials and tribulations of two couples across time and space, occupying the sam...
26 Marras 20241h 9min
Rachel Schwartzmann — "Was it a beginning, or had the story been writing itself all along?"
A note from Slow Stories' own Rachel Schwartzmann regarding her new book, SLOWING! — Order SLOWING: https://lnk.to/Slowing/ Subscribe to Slow Stories on Substack: https://slowstories.substack.com/ R...
30 Syys 20245min
