“She often warned against not finishing things, letting fragments accumulate in a drawer,” Darryl Pinckney writes, of the author Elizabeth Hardwick, who mentored him from a young age. “We learn from what we’ve done only when we finish it.” nyer.cm/Tg6kxYf
My mom published a book! DESCENDANTS by Judy Benowitz is an essay collection and family history spanning WWII to today. It's a beautifully written, wild ride. Have a look: smile.amazon.com/Descendants…
Week of 7/24 in Pisces: Peace will be part of your goal. The other part will involve the beginning of everything. You knew to start when you could. A winter house with tulips in the snow.
"We ... need to acknowledge and fight for the right that has just been taken from millions of Americans: the right to decide if we want to be pregnant based solely on our own needs." nytimes.com/2022/07/13/opini…
I wrote about how the assertion that privileged people are going to find their circumstances unchanged is both incorrect and anesthetizing: thecut.com/2022/05/roe-v-wad…
I keep thinking back to @MargaretAtwood's keynote @KeyWestLiterary on her influences writing THE HANDMAID'S TALE & her observations that when anxieties about the future of the planet and society arise, the “roll back of women’s rights” follows. kwls.org/event-coverage/keyn…
So my little play, an experiment in dialogue & monologue, exploring the dualities of lasting love & faithlessness, inspired by some of my favorite playwrights & exes was published. Behold, A Short Play About a Man I Used to Love: sweettreereview.com/a-short-…
So my little play, an experiment in dialogue & monologue, exploring the dualities of lasting love & faithlessness, inspired by some of my favorite playwrights & exes was published. Behold, A Short Play About a Man I Used to Love: sweettreereview.com/a-short-…
We are so excited to share our Fall 2021 issue with you today. Simply put, we are inspired by these writers and their extraordinary words. Read & share your hearts out. 🙂
sweettreereview.com/fall-202…
For a special issue of the @wpmagazine, @whitneyjoiner and I took a deep dive into the diminished state of local news. We worked with local journalists across the country to create a collection of stories in danger of being lost. Explore the issue here: washingtonpost.com/magazine/…