A work from the journalPhilosophy
The Monster Was Always the Monster: What Frankenstein Gets Right About Ugliness and Evil
Mary Shelley’s novel raises a question we’ve been too polite to answer honestly.
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Writing that refuses to remain silent
A literary journal for voices, ideas, and stories that refuse to remain silent.
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01 / The journal
Today's Feature
A work from the journal02 / From the archive
Latest Pieces
New writing, selected by the editors.
Philosophy
Beautiful Injustice
Equality is one of those rare words that almost no one objects to.
Society
The Saint on the Hill
We know of the soul that breathed new life into Sylhet.
Fiction
Cannibal
War feeds on nations; hunger feeds on men—until the starving can no longer tell whether they are victims, survivors, or cannibals.
03 / Editorial index
The Ten
The Ten are the ten editorial fields through which TAMED reads and publishes writing.
01FictionStories that never happened, but reveal something true.02PoetryLanguage made attentive to its own music.03Personal EssaysA life examined without looking away.04LettersWords addressed to someone, somewhere, or no one at all.05PhilosophyQuestions that keep their edges.06CriticismReading closely; thinking in public.07TranslationA voice carried across the distance between languages.08FragmentsSmall forms with room for a whole world.09SatireThe absurd, held up to the light.10SocietyThe structures we inherit, and the lives inside them.
Explore The Ten 04 / Editors' selection
TAMED Honors
Pieces recognized by the editors for exceptional craft, originality, and impact.
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05 / A note on voice
We believe a writer does not need permission to think.
We believe words can be beautiful, uncomfortable, strange, painful, humorous, or impossible.
We believe writing should remain human.
TAMED exists for writing that refuses to remain silent.
Identity should never determine the value of a voice.
Writers may publish under their real name, a pen name, or anonymously.
An invitation
There is a place for your voice here.
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