David Busis
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David Busis
Why Grown-Up Muggles Should Read ‘Harry Potter’
Why Grown-Up Muggles Should Read ‘Harry Potter’

New York Times op-ed

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NonfictionDavid BusisJune 26, 2017New York Times
Historical Fiction with a Global Sensibility
Historical Fiction with a Global Sensibility

Interview with Kanishk Tharoor for Electric Lit

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InterviewsDavid BusisMarch 16, 2017
Origin Stories: Zachary Tyler Vickers’s CONGRATULATIONS…
Origin Stories: Zachary Tyler Vickers’s CONGRATULATIONS…

Interview with Vickers for Ploughshares

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NonfictionDavid BusisJune 29, 2016
Personal Statement Dos And Don'ts
Personal Statement Dos And Don'ts

Advice on law school personal statements for Above the Law

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Law School AdmissionsDavid BusisJune 27, 2016
Origin Stories: Matthew Neil Null’s ALLEGHENY FRONT
Origin Stories: Matthew Neil Null’s ALLEGHENY FRONT

Interview with Matthew Neill Null for Ploughshares

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InterviewsDavid BusisJune 8, 2016
Origin Stories: Don DeLillo’s UNDERWORLD
Origin Stories: Don DeLillo’s UNDERWORLD

Blog post for Ploughshares

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NonfictionDavid BusisMay 12, 2016
The Last Untouched Place
The Last Untouched Place

Short story for 7x7, which pairs writers with visual artists

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FictionDavid BusisMay 5, 2016
That’s My Soul on the Page
That’s My Soul on the Page

Interview with Curtis Sittenfeld for The Millions

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InterviewsDavid BusisApril 25, 2016
Origin Stories: Kathryn Davis’s DUPLEX
Origin Stories: Kathryn Davis’s DUPLEX

Blog post for Ploughshares

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NonfictionDavid BusisApril 13, 2016
How to Have Fun Destroying Yourself
How to Have Fun Destroying Yourself

Interview with Tony Tulathimutte for Electric Lit

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InterviewsDavid BusisFebruary 11, 2016
Origin Stories: Fiction by Prompt
Origin Stories: Fiction by Prompt

Blog post for Ploughshares

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NonfictionDavid BusisJanuary 13, 2016
Thinking in Tongues
Thinking in Tongues

Wall Street Journal book review

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NonfictionDavid BusisJanuary 30, 2015
Love Built on Discord
Love Built on Discord

New York Times Modern Love

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NonfictionDavid BusisDecember 24, 2014New York Times
Mortoscope

Flash fiction for Wag's Revue

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FictionDavid BusisNovember 1, 2014
The Piano Factory’s Last Stand
The Piano Factory’s Last Stand

Short story in Day One

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FictionDavid BusisNovember 1, 2014
The Balcony
The Balcony

Notable mention in The Best American Short Stories 2014

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FictionDavid BusisMay 1, 2013
Coming About
Coming About

Short story in Keeping the Wolves at Bay: Stories by Emerging American Writers.

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FictionDavid BusisAugust 9, 2010
Let

2009 Washington Square Fiction Prize

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FictionDavid BusisOctober 1, 2009
Flashback: Truth in the White House

Article in The Atlantic (online)

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NonfictionDavid BusisJanuary 1, 2007
From the Ancient Greeks to Yoga Chic

Article in The Atlantic (online)

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NonfictionDavid BusisDecember 1, 2006
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