Modernism has reduced the “real” to the material, even in fiction. It’s time we reclaim the full range of reality with our written words. By David Priest

Unfortunately, sometimes you really do understand things a little better when you’re older. By Whitney Rio-Ross

What does a famous existentialist have in common with people who get caught up in high-speed car chases with the police? By James Vescovi

Maybe having a shocking twist at the end isn’t actually the best indicator of a great story. By Drea Jenkins

A young woman wrestles with the tension between her love of the movies and a conviction that God wants her to do something “better” with her life. By Claire Nauman

The process of leaning into stories as you write them has surprising resonances with a life of prayer—and both offer startling openings into grace. By Christopher Hazell

The Italian filmmaker’s subversive work illustrates how we can interrogate power structures and winners’ narratives, even while working within the canon itself. By Michael O’Malley

Time travel may have started all in good fun, but its growing status as the only gimmick capable of saving humanity carries some troubling implications for what is being saved. By Charles Carman