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“The Interconnectedness of All Things”: A Conversation with Kawai Strong Washburn
I’m interested in characters that transcend stereotypes. With Naomi, I thought it was important to allow for female rage. It’s something that’s always allowed for men, but never for women. For Amaré—and Raheem, as well—I wanted to write a Black…
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SUBPASTORAL
It only takes a modest revolution to enter the underworld, peopled not by shadows, but by more life.
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Sunday Scaries: “Bird Mama”
A bird. Someone had burdened her with a captured baby bird. A mammoth thing, too, the size of a human infant. White and downy, with a blocky cartoon head.
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The Small, Sad Freud Museum in Vienna
After listing various museums, walks, and cafes, my friend added, almost as an afterthought, “Of course you could also visit the small, sad, Freud Museum.” For some reason, I didn’t ask, “Why sad?” at the time. Instead, with excitement, I…
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Entre Reflejos y Cicatrices
en aquellas aguas del caribe que cantan de ti y de mi que nos pide regresemos a ese nuestro destino
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Homecoming
The lifespan of a Père David’s deer is roughly eighteen years. You often think you only lived until eighteen. Then you died in a way no one else recognizes. You’re a walking corpse, shipped home and paraded around, bearing the…
