EMMA STRAUB, former MFA fiction writer and HEAF fellow, writes about how writers have influenced her real estate decisions in a very lovely piece up on The Paris Review's website.

And, by the way, the Wallace Stegner quote about Madison that Emma mentions in the article may not be on any tee-shirts, but it has been on the home page of the Creative Writing Program's website ever since Emma brought it to our attention.

Also, the picture above, which illustrates Emma's article, is by Berenice Abbott. This is Patchin Place where e.e. cummings--and Emma--once lived.