Literary Writers Probe Identity, Art, and National Character Through the Lens of the 'Real'

n+1—A cluster of longform essays explore what it means to be 'real' — in identity, nationality, and art. One piece profiles Florida's iconic Weeki Wachee Springs underwater performers, who blur the line between fantasy and lived experience. Another examines a distinctive strain of Canadian self-perception and what it means to possess genuine 'Canadian DNA' in a multicultural era shaped by competing claims on national character.

• n+1 — In Real Life
• n+1 — Real Canadian DNA
• Los Angeles Review of Books — Muntadas ART ⇆ LIFE
• Longreads — Profiles the real-life underwater performers at Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs who have performed since the 1940s