pen name

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Noir fans will recognize the title as belonging to a short story by William Irish, the pen name of that master of unease, Cornell Woolrich.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Written by Postel-Vinay — the pen name of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Cohen initially chose a pen name to hide her true identity when she self-published her first book, a fictionalised account of her life as a resident doctor, titled The Devil Wears Scrubs, in 2013.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Fern, whose pen name wouldn’t be widely familiar until 1851, was a bright and spirited girl whose time at a religious school failed to subdue her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

“Under a pen name, but yes. I even got an opinion piece published in the Freiheit last September.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros