Archive - Row (i.e. argument)

The Story of a Story: "The Axe"

When revision makes you revisit the basic premise of your work.

Apr 14 • Jess Row

March 2026

Why We're Still Stuck on Epstein's Island

On the banality of elite sexual violence—and its repercussions.

Mar 11 • Jess Row

February 2026

The Story of a Story: "The Empties"

An experiment with near-term dystopian fiction that seems increasingly likely.

Feb 23 • Jess Row

Nobody Will Know You're There

Remembering Bud Cort, 1948-2026

Feb 12 • Jess Row

January 2026

"Wallace wrote within a sphere of literary white masculinity that assumed to itself a kind of generalized irony about everything...and also assumed…

Jan 30 • Jess Row

December 2025

A Year of Barely Reading

There were, you know—distractions.

Dec 15, 2025 • Jess Row

With a Piece of Past Caught in My Throat

Twelve months of musical highlights in an otherwise terrible 2025.

Dec 1, 2025 • Jess Row

October 2025

The Story of a Story: "Take the Child"

On Princeton, telepathic babies, and the point of view of a giant squid.

Oct 20, 2025 • Jess Row

The Age of Consequences

Looking in the mirror two years later.

Oct 7, 2025 • Jess Row

August 2025

A Few Things I Learned From the World's Oldest Novel

Novelists have been equal parts exuberant and anxious for at least 2000 years.

Aug 25, 2025 • Jess Row

The Story of a Story: "Summer Song"

Mark your calendars: Storyknife comes out in July 2026.

Aug 11, 2025 • Jess Row

July 2025

Can We Talk About Breaking Pedro Pascal's Legs?

Height bias: it's the material in Materialists.

Jul 4, 2025 • Jess Row