“Self-portrait as Tragedy Model of Disability,” by torrin a. greathouse
consider: the [disabled] body as church
how its potential energy cannot be measured
Confessional Imagination: An Interview with Rachel Mennies
“I think my poems are all Jewish because they’re all curious, and they’re all petitioning, in one way or another.”
More Life: On Contemporary Autofiction and the Scourge of “Relatability”
So why, today, is autofiction making such a comeback? What does it do, or appear to do, that other forms do not? My guess is that, given how in our ethos, in the age of social media, privacy is passé and the personal is public, many readers want from their authors what they want from their friends on Facebook: personal transparency.
“Six-X,” by Elizabeth Gaffney
That was what they were looking for, at least in part, when they’d booked the honeymoon for Nova Scotia: the happiness of the catch. So far, they hadn’t found it. Instead, they were trying to find their satisfaction in unexpected places: blackberries on the brambles, eagles perched on branches, moles on the run.
The Space Between: An Interview with Kali VanBaale
“Families of victims are allowed to grieve openly and freely if they choose, because their loved one was exactly that: an innocent victim. Families of shooters don’t have the choice to grieve openly, because they not only must carry the burden of grief, but also blame.”