“I wouldn’t use the cliché that I was the captain of a sinking ship, that implying some kind of authority, but rather I was a diesel mechanic on a steamship, […]
Friday Links: Something Happening In Mississippi Edition
“They were like zebras, he thought—not one had stripes just like any other, but who could tell one zebra from another? He found it depressing, not that lynching could be […]
Clip Show Q3 2026
“It turns out that soil is teeming with life.” – Ashley Dawson, ‘Environmentalism From Below’ Sure I’m spoiling this Friday and next Friday’s books, but it’s okay! We read for […]
Friday Links: Do or Do Not, There Is Only Regret Edition
“At the moment of my utterance, I had been clear and certain about what I had wanted to communicate, but once I said it, I felt nothing but stinging regret.” […]
Friday Links: God Help Us, The Moon Happened To Us
“My least favorite part of the day is from 2:34 to 4:56 in the afternoon.” – Percival Everett, ‘Dr. No’ If you were able to, I hope you took some […]
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 […]
Does Your Book Have Buildings and Trees?
“and the days rummaging his eyes / and the nights flickering through a slit / of narrow bars. hips. thighs.” – from ‘does Your House have Lions?’ by Sonia Sanchez […]