Archive - Ghost Stories

How do dinosaurs understand the Holocaust?

Remembering Jane Yolen, 1939–2026.

Jun 14 • Ruth Franklin

May 2026

Ghost, meet machine

What can AI do for writers?

May 31 • Ruth Franklin

After such knowledge

How should we commemorate the enslaved people who built America?

May 17 • Ruth Franklin

March 2026

Like Covid, but with missiles

A snapshot of Israel at war.

Mar 19 • Ruth Franklin

January 2026

Teacups and ICE

When disaster comes to our doorstep.

Jan 27 • Ruth Franklin

Empty and aching

Looking for America.

Jan 15 • Ruth Franklin

December 2025

A "ta-da" list for 2025

One way to fight the haven't-accomplished-enough blues.

Dec 29, 2025 • Ruth Franklin

October 2025

The view from here

Rain in Tel Aviv, and a breath of hope.

Oct 9, 2025 • Ruth Franklin

September 2025

My book collection was a map of my inner life. But it was also holding me back.

Sep 16, 2025 • Ruth Franklin

June 2025

"Who cares about Mom's inner life?"

Finding community at a literary festival.

Jun 16, 2025 • Ruth Franklin

May 2025

Is a YA novel about drugs and sex more likely to endanger teens or to save their lives?

May 20, 2025 • Ruth Franklin

April 2025

Trump versus the humanities

I applied for a grant. Then the new administration rewrote the rules.

Apr 8, 2025 • Ruth Franklin