“You tried to tell your story to people who didn’t know how to listen.” – Carmen Maria Machado, ‘In The Dream House’ As a reader and a writer, I have […]
Friday Links: Exile In The Swamp Edition
“As soon as they left the river and entered the bayou, the landscape grew denser, twitchier, closer, as if the trees had bent over to give them a sniff.” – […]
Friday Links: Chicago Over Everything Edition
“It’s one thing to know a place on paper, but it’s never any good to be totally out of place with no sense of the turf you’re in…” – Theodore […]
Friday Links: It’s Percival Everett Week Edition
“White people often spent time admiring their survival of one thing or another.” – Percival Everett, ‘James’ To read a Percival Everett book is to read a book with all […]
Friday Links: Good Books About Rough Stuff Edition
“Be literal. Be devoured by light.” – John Allen Taylor, “History of My Godlessness” This poetry week, I am thinking about the power of literature to give voice to the […]
Friday Links: Haunted Coast Edition
“He held his hands up…So much for visiting a quaint southern mansion and lecturing to an elderly historical society.”- Theodore C. Van Alst Jr, ‘Pour One For The Devil’ One […]
Friday Links: Interstellar & Interpersonal Decay Edition
“Darya stood firm…’I think art is what makes life worth living.’ The Castles harrumphed, and the waiter appeared with our dessert. We ate the blintzes in silence.” – Lincoln Michel, […]
Friday Links: We Should All Be Water Protectors Edition
“People who live with water still understand that Water is Life. The teaching is old, and it is profound.” – Winona LaDuke, ‘To Be A Water Protector’ July is a […]
Friday Links: Poetry and Podcasts Edition
“life is very easy / you just have to memorize it / in advance” – Heather Christle, “I HIGHLIGHTED YOUR PARTS” It’s poetry week. In the interest of economy of […]
Friday Links: The World Is Big, Tour It Edition
“A building’s exterior reveals nothing of what’s inside.” – Anthony Bourdain, ‘A Cook’s Tour’ Maybe I’m 37 years old. Maybe I’m a dad. But I was reading this week’s book […]