the pain of the kkk joke
“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody … more…
hilton als, the art of the essay
great interview in this edition of the paris review with an archive re-publication of writer hilton als. here’s an excerpt from the foreword: in this 2016 interview conversation with the scholar … more…
Paris Review — What I Did Last Summer
Paris Review — What I Did Last Summer: “Betty Eppes is a reporter for the Baton Rouge Advocate. In the spring of 1980 she was a Special Assignments Writer for … more…
poem by a. alvarez
The Bad Dream and the Photograph Even in sleep your shadow watches, me Your whisper rustles through the sleeping room As though you moved in silks. Why keep on trying? … more…