Photograph of Virginia Woolf with hand on face wearing a fur stole. Public domain, courtesy of wikimedia commons. On August 3, 1917, Virginia Woolf wrote in her diary for the first time in two years—a small notebook, roughly the size of the palm of her hand . It was a Friday, the start of the […]
I was losing myself gradually, and that is when I decided to seek out freelance writing Design: Maisha Syeda I am an English major, but when I joined a corporate office as a Business Development Executive in 2016, MBA felt like the right step towards a career I thought I would excel in. I abandoned […]
I GREW UP near an Indigenous archaeological site, located right next to the sprawling elementary school I attended in California’s Central Valley. Behind a chain-link fence sat massive acorn-grinding stones resting under the expansive shade of oak trees. My predominantly white third-grade class and I took a trip there once, to the attached visitor’s center. […]
CONNIE CONVERSE is remembered now, if at all, as a rediscovered relic of blog-era music oddity. Like Rodriguez, Donnie and Joe Emerson, Sibylle Baier, Lavender Country, or Converse’s near-contemporary and kindred spirit, Molly Drake, the cracks she slipped through became her calling card. Converse was notable for preserving a greater level of obscurity more extreme […]
Last week I wrote about the writing workshops going on this summer, with the aim of nurturing and developing the skills of Filipino writers. I mentioned how essential these workshops are not only to teach craft and technique, but also to build and foster a sense of community among people who often feel they are […]
Danny Ramadan, left, and Jeff Ho were among the recipients of the 2023 Lambda Literary Awards, which honour the best in LGBTQ+ writing across 25 categories. (Dahlia Katz, Amanda Palmer) Two Canadian writers, Danny Ramadan and Jeff Ho were among the winners of the 2023 Lambda Literary Awards. The prizes, which recognize the best in […]
Danny Ramadan, left, and Jeff Ho were among the recipients of the 2023 Lambda Literary Awards, which honour the best in LGBTQ+ writing across 25 categories. (Dahlia Katz, Amanda Palmer) Two Canadian writers, Danny Ramadan and Jeff Ho were among the winners of the 2023 Lambda Literary Awards. The prizes, which recognize the best in […]
Last week I wrote about the writing workshops going on this summer, with the aim of nurturing and developing the skills of Filipino writers. I mentioned how essential these workshops are not only to teach craft and technique, but also to build and foster a sense of community among people who often feel they are […]
The protagonist of K. Patrick’s “Mrs. S,” a boarding school worker questioning her gender expression, falls into a torrid affair with the headmaster’s wife. Credit…Melanie Lambrick June 20, 2023, 10:47 a.m. ET When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. MRS. S, by K. Patrick When we think […]
My mother trained as a costume designer and is a self-made cinephile, so the background noise of my childhood and adolescence was the classic films channel. My sister and I grew up to the scratchy deadpan of Bette Davis; the swell of strings under Fred Astaire’s feet; the rapid-fire sniping of Katherine Hepburn and Cary […]
