This Korean best-seller examines love and friendship in contemporary Seoul. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: LOVE IN THE BIG CITY
Old postcards of Central Park offer a window onto the past of this vital green space. Continue Reading TWELVE IMAGES OF CENTRAL PARK ON OLD POSTCARDS
The new translation of Maria Judite de Carvalho’s Empty Wardrobes reviewed Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: EMPTY WARDROBES
Paolo Pergola’s novel Reset reviewed Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: RESET
Alison Watts discusses a Japanese adaptation of Othello. Continue Reading AINU OTHELLO: THE STORY OF A PLAY
An affecting piece from a young writer navigating the lineage and burdens of Black identity. Continue Reading POSTER BOARDS AT THE PROTEST
This very open letter is not only for fake democrats but also proud republicans who have contributed to this great nation by buying more guns than even Al Qaeda to ...
Exploring the grey areas between literature and art, and also literature and culture. Continue Reading The Adidas Yeezy; Or, The Self in Modern Times
You know who doesn’t mind a high desert July? The scorpions. Continue Reading somewhere there is an abandoned refrigerator
There’s this bizarro technique my doctor’s urging. It’s got a bunch of scientific terms that just sound to me like whatever whatever and no fucking way this is going to ...
You are so beautiful it kills me, I said.
I’m not, love, he said. Perhaps on the inside. Don’t insult my eyes, I said. Continue Reading Interiors
You started surveying in New York amongst poor Blacks who brought their blues, jazz, and spirituals to the city of rectangular skyscrapers. Continue Reading Dear Rap Music (from ...
“A monster that lives in a cave up the road,” Evans said. “He looks in the windows of houses at night, and if he sees a kid who’s not asleep, ...
At first blush, a chapel might seem like an odd venue for a scene like this. But the members of Boulder Burlesque – “where the profane is sacred” – regard ...
In the Americas, your start was bloody. It was based on the dispossession and genocide of the Natives as your men in long pants cackled in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French. ...
She bowed her head and took a moment before answering, “I am not afraid. I cannot be afraid. Tesfay needs me not to be afraid.” Continue Reading Living ...
Bryan Washington’s Houston Inspired Short Story Collection, Lot- Wins the UK’s £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize Continue Reading Bryan Washington’s Houston Inspired Short Story Collection, Lot- Wins the UK’s ...
With flashes from the camera phones incessant, the tourists take photo after photo of us, our talents, and the wonders on exhibit. Continue Reading Dear Africa (from the ...
Curiosity led me on a journey that spanned nearly six years, with repeated visits to the area, and created a lasting friendship with the Gopala Krishna Bhajana Mandali, one of ...