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Art as therapy is explored in this personal essay about loss. Continue Reading Van Gogh Unbound
Feelin’ like a Criminal: Trauma in ‘My Dark Vanessa’ through the music of Fiona Apple
The Frugal Repast
Hindsight 2020: Notes on the First Year of the Trump Presidency
Lenin in the Sky
The Adidas Yeezy; Or, The Self in Modern Times
Exploring the grey areas between literature and art, and also literature and culture. Continue Reading The Adidas Yeezy; Or, The Self in Modern Times
Starchy
somewhere there is an abandoned refrigerator
You know who doesn’t mind a high desert July? The scorpions. Continue Reading somewhere there is an abandoned refrigerator
We’ve Only Just Begun, Frankie
“We’ve only just begun to live
White lace and promises
A kiss for luck and we’re on our way…” Continue Reading We’ve Only Just Begun, Frankie
A Legacy of Aunting in the Literary Community
Coronavirus, or the voices to forget
Language is not neutral. It shapes what we can and can’t say, and how we say it. Continue Reading Coronavirus, or the voices to forget
Opera at the Bistro
She scared the shit out of everyone. Even our boss Kim rarely looked Amanda in the eye. Continue Reading Opera at the Bistro
Graffiti
Graffiti explores themes of in-between-ness and uncertainty, connections made and missed. Continue Reading Graffiti
Little America
A young woman grapples with loss and lack of direction in her life while driving across the U.S. Continue Reading Little America
Good Friday, 2020
An essay about the absurdities and beauties and strangeness of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading Good Friday, 2020
M and M
“John? Ah hate to bother you. Ah’m callin from the ICU. They’re going to cut off mah foot.” Continue Reading M and M
Coffee in the Time of Quarantine
It wasn’t always this way. I remember being boastful of my lack of a coffee habit in the early ’90s. Continue Reading Coffee in the Time of Quarantine
Things Behind the Sun
I smelled the signs of trouble. Continue Reading Things Behind the Sun
Interiors
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