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Weekly Writes is a ten-week program designed to help you create original place-based writing and stay on track with your goals in the new year, beginning January 26.
Browse a list of the ten most-read new pieces of 2025 to get a taste of what left an impact on readers. 2025 was a momentous year for The Common: our fifteenth anniversary, our 30th issue, even a major motion picture based on a story in the magazine.
This holiday season, you could hear from one of your favorite authors—writers like Ann Patchett, George Saunders, and Stephen Graham Jones—or have them write a missive to the book nerd on your gift list.
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