Practicing

On Scraped Elbows

Last week I fell and scraped my elbow, running.

Jul 8 • Lynn Steger Strong

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June 2026

I Also Love Ecstasy

First things first: a new Year-Long Novel Generator will start Wednesday, September 16 and run the full calendar year.

Jun 22 • Lynn Steger Strong

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@runningcoachmegan, Nathaniel P, and me (an elephant)

First things first: NEXT WEEK, June 16, I have the great good fortune of being in conversation with the wonderful, lovely Sonia Feldman about her novel…

Jun 9 • Lynn Steger Strong

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May 2026

When The Legs Are(n't) There

First things first: THIS COMING TUESDAY JUNE 2, dear, beloved, brilliant pals Christine Smallwood, Andrew Martin, and I are going to talk one of my…

May 27 • Lynn Steger Strong

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Chaos and Control

Quick note to say, beloved pal Rumaan Alam is teaching a class he’s calling “Summer School” for our Two Ducks Workshops.

May 14 • Lynn Steger Strong

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Harry Found Peace Dancing in Berlin

(quick note/reminder, that this is currently a space in which I write to you about training for a marathon trying to beat Harry Styles’ (near…

May 5 • Lynn Steger Strong

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April 2026

Harry's (and my) Gaping Hole

(Just before I sent this, I realized I should mention this is part of a larger *journey* with Harry Styles and running a sub-three-hour marathon…

Apr 24 • Lynn Steger Strong

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Fartleks and Ferrante

In Advanced Fiction last week, we read this quote from the Elena Ferrante’s Paris Review interview to start class:

Apr 12 • Lynn Steger Strong

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PROJECT HARRY (and a class!)

I didn’t know who Harry Styles was until he ran a sub-three-hour marathon.

Apr 4 • Lynn Steger Strong

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March 2026

January 2026

In Florida

In Florida, I get up every morning before the sun comes up to watch the light on water shift, the blotted gray and then the pink and orange, turned to…

Jan 1 • Lynn Steger Strong

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