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The Grind
Heart-shaped pages of a book

Why do I need to explain my writing?

Gheed El Bizri
  •  
June 15
Academics
A photo of the Hume writing center.

Why everyone — even CS majors — has to take PWR

Judy N. Liu
  •  
May 12
The Grind
A collection of worn books nestled within a bookshelf.

What my failed sell-out attempts have taught me

Chunhua Yu
  •  
Feb. 15
Reads
The two stegner fellows laugh in conversation in a brightly lit room

Zombie apocalypse and epistolary poetry enlighten at Stegner Fellow reading

Ellen Abraham
  •  
Feb. 9
Reads

On ‘Bewilderment’: both a poetics and an ethics

Lydia Wei
  •  
Feb. 8
Reads
A woman having a conversation with a man in an auditorium.

Pulitzer Prize finalist Elif Batuman talks novels, sexuality and inspiration

Ellen Abraham
  •  
Feb. 5
The Grind
Courtesy of Pexels.com

Are word counts outdated?

Roxana Gosfield
  •  
Aug. 7, 2022
The Grind
Shot of writer writing with one hand and a mug in the other

How to stay inspired as a writer

Gheed El Bizri
  •  
May 15, 2022
News
A screenshot of a Zoom call with Jia Tolentino, who is smiling

Jia Tolentino on self-reflection, contentment and the unexpected 

Zoe Edelman
  •  
April 21, 2022
The Grind
Close shot of a fountain pen and paper; the pen is in the middle of writing something in neat cursive penmanship.

“Dear Diary” as a form of escapism

Andrea Liao
  •  
Feb. 21, 2022
The Grind
Gray-scale of a distressed woman

How to deal with anger in the midst of political corruption?

Gheed El Bizri
  •  
Jan. 20, 2022
News
young bell hooks in black and white

Stanford community reflects on passing of Black feminist scholar bell hooks ’73

Sophia Ibrahim
  •  
Dec. 22, 2021
Reads
A stage with beige curtains and a dark backdrop.

David Sedaris knows his audience

Jared Klegar
  •  
Nov. 3, 2021
News
A photo of Sweet Hall with the lights on at night

Notation in Science Communication prepares students for research, jobs

Julia Lasiota
  •  
Oct. 21, 2021
Speakers & Events
Speakers sitting at the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference

Larry Diamond, Tobias Wolff speak at Sun Valley Writers’ Conference

Jack Murawczyk
  •  
Sept. 22, 2021
Reflections & Advice
I had tried to keep a notebook before. It never worked — it was as if my mind ran out of sentences. It felt burdensome to do more; unsheathing a notebook for a floating idea was too much. That is, until I read Joan Didion’s essay “On Keeping a Notebook.” (DIANA PIPER/THE STANFORD DAILY)

Creativity during the pandemic: Why you should keep a notebook

Diana Piper
  •  
Aug. 3, 2020
Opinions

‘Black Milk & Hope’: Reflections on losing Professor Eavan Boland

Jen Ehrlich
  •  
April 29, 2020
The Grind
If experiencing and risk-taking have to happen remotely, so be it. (Photo: Pexels)

Social stagnation (and why I’m writing for The Grind)

Lena Han
  •  
April 28, 2020
Featured
Golden Hour on Main Quad, as captured by the author en route to class in the fall of 2017.

Opinion: For the record

Courtney Douglas
  •  
April 11, 2020
The Grind
instagram

Why Instagram makes me a better student

Eleni Aneziris
  •  
March 6, 2020
The Stanford Daily

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