Writes & Bites: The Ripped Bodice and writing romance

Stepping into The Ripped Bodice is like a fairytale come to life, but it’s also a missed opportunity for a writer’s paradise. Illustration by Clara Waldheim

Welcome to Writes & Bites — a series where Creative Writing MFA student Arianna Gundlach periodically reviews a place in New York City you could write at and tackles a writing topic that has been weighing on your mind. This week we look at The Ripped Bodice, “a romantic bookstore,” located at 218 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Writes & Bites: Moynihan Train Hall and moving through your pages

The train isn’t just good for affordable, comfortable travel; it’s also a convenient mobile writing spot with a dose of scenic inspiration. Illustration by Clara Waldheim

Welcome to Writes & Bites — a series where Creative Writing MFA student Arianna Gundlach periodically reviews a place in New York City you could write at and tackles a writing topic that has been weighing on your mind. This week we look at writing aboard an Amtrak train departing from Moynihan Train Hall.

Writes & Bites: Book Club Bar and making your textual lineage count

Book Club is a café, bar, and bookstore all rolled into one — which is a lot to pull off, but the venue certainly tries. Illustration by Clara Waldheim

Welcome to Writes & Bites — a series where Creative Writing MFA student Arianna Gundlach will periodically review a place in New York City you could write at…

Writes & Bites: Black Cat LES and revising 50,000 words after 30 days of writing

Along with the end of November, came the close of National Novel Writing Month: a writing sprint of 50,000 words over 30 days. Illustration by Ting-en Tsai

Welcome to Writes & Bites — a series where Creative Writing MFA student Arianna Gundlach will periodically review a place in New York City you could write at…

Judy Chicago’s Herstory: The art and artifice of girlbossing

Judy Chicago, “Birth Trinity: Needlepoint One, from the Birth Project” “Judy Chicago: Herstory,” 2023. Exhibition view: New Museum, New York. Courtesy New Museum. Photo: Dario Lasagni

Well-behaved women rarely make history, but they do get DIOR sponsorships. The New Museum is now displaying “Judy Chicago: Herstory,” an exhibition that spans the sixty-year career of…