Judy Bolton-Fasman

  • Weekend Rumpus Roundup

    Judy Bolton-Fasman examines her Cuban-American parents in the Saturday Essay, in particular her mother’s struggle to read Don Quijote in its original Spanish for her master’s degree. Her parents’ heritage informs their aspirations in a new country. “For my father…

  • The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Reading Don Quijote with My Mother

    The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Reading Don Quijote with My Mother

    “That’s the anthem I would have sung at my original graduation if the university had stayed open,” my mother said.

  • Weekend Essay Roundup

    The last of the presidential debates is on tonight. Before gearing yourself up for that, check out these two great essays we published over the weekend: “If we can’t see the reality we wish, we simply manufacture it. We supply…