Michele Filgate is a contributing editor at Literary Hub and VP/Awards for the National Book Critics Circle. Her work has appeared in Refinery29, Slice, The Paris Review Daily, etc.
Running regularly gave me a sense of control. It became something I needed to do. But a sudden injury meant I temporarily lost both the ability to run and that crucial sense of control.
"You cannot invent an algorithm that is as good at recommending books as a good bookseller." —John Green
An interview and 42 book recommendations from Praying Drunk author Kyle Minor.
The author of To the River and The Trip to Echo Spring on loneliness, being drawn to transgression, and the American glamorization of drinking.
Running regularly gave me a sense of control. It became something I needed to do. But a sudden injury meant I temporarily lost both the ability to run and that crucial sense of control.