An anthology featuring the writing of the 2021 Jack Straw Writers, as selected by Curator E. J. Koh: S. Erin Batiste, C.R. Glasgow, Patrycja Humienik, Grace Jahng Lee, José Luis Montero, Greg November, Tochukwu Okafor, Michael Overa, Paulette Perhach, Abi Pollokoff, Kristie Song, and Daniel Tam-Claiborne.

A woman writer moves into a house she inherited from a poet in the hills of Arizona. The man died in mysterious circumstances and Maggie Black wants to find out why. So begins a terrifying introduction to the Indian spirits which roam the hills and feed on people's creative juices.

Recognizing that people learn best by doing--and writers learn best when inspired by compelling reasons to write--this process-centered paperback rhetoric with readings provides strong examples and immediate personal rewards. With frank advice offered in a supportive, encouraging tone, this text leads students through the writing process, from pre-writing to polishing the final draft.Students will appreciate the focus on personal motivation and detailed help on overcoming writers' most common problems. The text' s flexible organization permits a variety of teaching emphases, from invention, arrangement, and style to modes of writing. The book illustrates all its principles with student essays--52 complete essays, plus many excerpts--providing achievable models for student writers as well as realistic opportunities for editing. A Writer' s Workshop at the end of many chapters shows student writing in progress and discusses practical writing issues.