From the Archive: Why Writing Matters in the Age of Despair
No word is wasted. No story is told in vain.
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Posts Tagged: Adrienne Maree Brown
Black Kids in Space: Afrofuturism and Mainstream Comedy
We have to lead with our imagination, not with preconceived limitations.
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Queering the Southern Gothic: A Conversation with Genevieve Hudson
Genevieve Hudson discusses her debut novel, BOYS OF ALABAMA.
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What to Read When You Want to Conduct Experiments in Joy
Gabrielle Civil shares a reading list to celebrate both her memoir, EXPERIMENTS IN JOY, and EXPERIMENTS IN JOY: A WORKBOOK.
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Notable Chicago: 5/3–5/9
Literary events in and around Chicago this week!
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HORN! REVIEWS: Emergent Strategy
This hybrid manifesto/spell book/toolkit applies the most utopian ideas of Octavia Butler to organizing…
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What to Read When You Want Fire and Fury
Rumpus editors share a list of books by writers of color and women that bring fire, fury, and sometimes, both.
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