“In my mind at the time, there was nothing revolutionary or exceptional about her call to action. It seemed quaint, obvious… And then 2016 happened and January 6th and the 2024 election.”
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“Occasionally, I wonder how and why I have convinced myself (and, crucially, other people) that I should be funded to produce this conceptual art piece.”
“A Different World… allowed me to see possibilities for what could be not just for me, but for everyone who loves to learn: intellectual curiosity, friendship, mentorship, argument, ambition, and belonging.”
“We must be able to identify what about our current era produces conditions of harm so ubiquitous that every woman you know can tell a story of a time she or a loved one was abused, assaulted, followed, coerced, or any number of other examples of gendered violence.”
“I often experience sadness when thinking that I may be among the last living individuals who endeavor to build a personal library of this scale, but I also remind myself that the personal library has always been an exceptional thing.”
“I admit I was embarrassed by these public displays of faith—sing-alongs, holding hands, praying in public.”
Patrice Nganang, Wole Soyinka, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Binyavanga Wainaina, and Patrick Chamoiseau.
Neema Avashia interviews Beth Macy on her latest release, “Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in Fractured America.”
“For all the public iterations of Oliver’s afterlife, I find my own experience of his to be particular and private.”
“I was young, full of creative energy, filling black notebooks with pressed ballpoint ink. Time dilated because I was unbothered by the reality of lugging my dirty laundry down to the laundromat every few weeks or eating rice and beans day after day.”
