fiction and reality

Fiction reading seems to increase empathy - but "empathy" is such a loaded concept for autistic people...
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What writers often get wrong about the process of art and science.
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Thoughts on the different cognitive styles readers bring to what they read
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Why "light," "dark," and other simple categories shouldn't be the metric by which we judge queer stories.
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What we mean when we talk about escapism in fiction - and why no one ever fully escapes.
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"Coping" is only the beginning of what writing about trauma can do for an author.
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The story that convinced me that I wanted to be a writer for real
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How a fictional mindset helped me cope with a difficult moment.
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How I learned to embrace imagination and do relationships my way.
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