Dec 24 min readnon-fiction"English Painting" by E.P. LandeWhen we arrived in Paris, and before driving to our home in Saint Jeannet on the Côte d’Azur, I thought we would enjoy a couple of days...
Aug 43 min readnon-fiction"Las Vegas, February 11, 2010" by Yve ChairezToday I met a man who calls himself a pediatric surgeon; his area of expertise is decapitations. He assured me he does not do...
Jun 96 min readessay"The Eleventh Chapter of R F Kuang’s Yellowface Gave Me Goosebumps" by Saurabh AnandWhen I finished Yellowface's eleventh chapter by R F Kuang, my armpits were sweaty, and my mouth was dry. I was astounded because, after...
May 44 min readnon-fiction"Aphorisms" by Erin RubleI recently spent a week in a rented apartment in Rhode Island. The place had the requisite smattering of nautical décor, but mostly the...
Mar 175 min readreview"Reading E Ethelbert Miller at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum" by François BereaudIn the reviews I’ve done thus far, I’ve spotlighted indie authors or debut publications. E Ethelbert Miller is not in that category. A...
Oct 2, 202214 min readessay"Ten Ways of Looking at Queer Flourishing" by Christopher LloydAre you thriving? The social pressure to flourish—to be living life to the full, to be happy with life and love and work, to be seizing...