Possibility Is Spellbinding: The Lightness by Emily Temple
In short, lightness is the capacity to leave without regret.
...moreIn short, lightness is the capacity to leave without regret.
...moreI was fine. No one and nothing could hurt me.
...moreBryan Washington discusses his new novel, MEMORIAL.
...moreAround here, we don’t waste meat, and we don’t waste life.
...moreMore than a longing for an origin story, Hernandez Castillo’s memoir is an attempt to bring the invisible to light.
...moreEmpathy and forgiveness must begin with understanding.
...moreI’d love to prove that I can sell windows.
...moreHer heartbeat is a history folded into a vessel.
...moreI don’t believe in redemption stories.
...moreThat’s how I felt again, then: a child suddenly fallen, helpless. Unable even to breathe.
...moreI create myself, raise myself. I am mine.
...moreI didn’t want to be edited in that way. I needed to tell my story.
...moreJason Diamond discusses his memoir Searching for John Hughes, confronting his childhood abuse, avoiding his parents, and writing about all of it.
...moreI wanted more time with him, but I didn’t want to hope. Too much hope will mess you up.
...moreAsali Solomon discusses her debut novel, Disgruntled, narrative structure, the mythology of memory and place, and returning to Philadelphia after years away.
...moreAnd maybe that’s the part I shouldn’t tell you: As often as I tried to lock it out, I invited male violence into our home.
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