essayist
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The author is an essayist and native Angeleno.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
It pounced upon the coincidence that James Joyce, the Dada poet and essayist Tristan Tzara and Vladimir Lenin were all living in Zurich in 1917.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
“Sure you’re romantic about American history,” wrote DeVoto, a historian and essayist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Could the same be said of a disingenuous essayist?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
“Are you really? Well, you know what they say—God will not look you over for medals or diplomas, but for scars. That’s Elbert Hubbard, an American essayist, if you’re interested.”
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Soon after, wannabe authoritarians attack the comedians, essayists, playwrights and poets.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Palestine’s poets, scholars, novelists and journalists and essayists have risked everything, including their lives and the lives of their families, to share their words with the world,” the letter reads in part.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Each year, we invite essayists to forward their work to us after they’ve submitted their thoughts on money, work, social class and related matters as part of their college applications.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
Writing in the second person, the essayists recall connections they made while backpacking through Asia, working on cruise ships, riding in a Paris taxi or traveling in ancestral homelands.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2022
There are, to be sure, stand-up comedians, shaggy- dog raconteurs, consummate essayists, and authors of mystery novels who can build up curiosity and suspense and then resolve it all with a sudden revelation.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
