Author: R.A. Lev

R.A. Lev is a writer and editor who has worked at numerous print and online publications, including Time, Forbes and Vanity Fair. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Village Voice, Time Out New York and elsewhere, and she has authored three nonfiction books for children. She lives in New York City with her husband and two sons. She still cannot swim.

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Turning the tables on myself

Author R.A. Lev

Danielle Thierry interviews
R.A. Lev
 
 

Our managing editor, Danielle Thierry, recently spoke with R.A. Lev, author of Issue #2’s “The Swim Lesson.” Here’s what she had to say about her writing, inspirations, and what it’s like turning the lens onto her own life after more than a decade in journalism.
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Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction Issue #2

The Swim Lesson

by R.A. Lev
 
 

It’s freezing. He’s freezing. My son’s lips are purple-blue. I wonder if this is still a good idea, if this was ever a good idea. There are other places we could have gone. Pools where the water temperature is kept at a balmy 86 degrees, where the floor is lowered slowly so he wouldn’t notice the gradual lift as his lungs fill with air…Read more