Happy birthday Lera! She would have been 108 years old today.

If you are organizing DC-area alternative programming for America's 250th, will you let me know? Think: people's histories, local activism, volunteer opportunities, indigenous and Black stories, anti-fascist events, etc.

“Mom doesn’t hear well. But the explosions she hears. Even when there are none.” Translation by @tpaperny lithub.com/life-in-wartime-u… #Ukraine #war via @lithub

The Star launches in June with dramatically expanded coverage of Washington politics and policy — and new coverage of D.C. itself. The District isn’t just the place where politics happens. It’s home to the people who pull the levers of power. It’s where they live and work and commute and eat and vote and navigate the unique intersection of politics and real life. The Star will cover all of it, from Donald Trump’s stamp on the District to the ambitions of its first new mayor in more than a decade. Who’s wielding power in D.C.? What’s driving them? What impact are they having on housing, schools, transportation and the District’s neighborhoods? What’s next for Home Rule? For statehood? And will the Nationals ever be good again? We’ll do it with the same rigor we bring to our coverage of national politics and policy, and we’ll do it with the best local reporting team in D.C. We’re excited to announce the start of that team today — veteran journalists you know and trust, plus newcomers who will bring fresh eyes to the vibrant and sometimes vexing place we all call home.

...and I think this is a good thing! Read my story of an unusual alley horse stable which served as a Black queer arts space in the 1980s: washingtoncitypaper.com/arti…

this place sucks (generic)

Thank you @wcp for including my column in your roundup of 2025's best reporting! Photo by Darrow Montgomery. washingtoncitypaper.com/arti…

yes my latest local history piece mentions both horse stables and gay artists, but sadly no gay horses — a topic available for any of you to dig into instead washingtoncitypaper.com/arti…

Thanks for including my latest in your Monday Must Reads, @UrbanTurf_DC!

"The second floor still had a large opening from when hay was tossed down from the loft, but Walker and Melrose installed a railing so people could peer down and watch the performances." washingtoncitypaper.com/arti…

Looking for a mediumread while you wait at the airport or hide from your family? My latest @wcp has queer artists, a woman courts labeled a “lunatic,” and 19th-century horses: washingtoncitypaper.com/arti…

Absolutely not. ::insert more sophisticated analysis here::

Feelin' legit today. Just presented before the full board of the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities @TheDCArts about my creative work across literature, literary translation and visual art. Grateful to receive multiple grants from them over the years!

forgive the earnest "tweet," but if you know someone who needs temporary housing in DC, let me know :) seeking a subletter for my truly amazing art deco apartment.

seeing the National Guard walk around Dupont Circle on a gorgeous Saturday, it occurred to me: this is a cultural exchange program, in which red state soldiers experience walkable cities and go home with ideas for their home towns

I support Washington City Paper. You should too. washingtoncitypaper.fundjour… @fundjournalism Looking forward to more of Tanya Paperny's new column "On Places" like this one washingtoncitypaper.com/arti…!

Lots of fascinating new history here compiled by journalist Tanya Paperny in today's Washington City Paper washingtoncitypaper.com/arti…

Analysis: Too often, high schools separate so-called academic students from those perceived unlikely to attend college. @CranstonSchools are showing that @CTE_RI programs can prepare students for both college and the workforce. @xqinstitute buff.ly/bqT8HQT