Writers are suspenders of disbelief…
Writers are suspenders of disbelief…
Word was that a Hollywood production company was coming to Memphis. To us, living in a backwater burg, with only a country store and a
“And so my longest running and most successful commitment in this life has been to myself. When I have had no faith in my country, in our culture, or in any place I have traveled or lived, I have had faith in me. When I have not believed a partner could walk beside me anymore, I have still believed that I could keep walking alone.” ~ Laura Jean Moore
PEN Literary Awards Shortlist Announced The shortlist for the 2016 PEN Literary awards was announced this week. Authors in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, biography, and essays
“What I’d taken for an image of a woman unapologetically occupying public space with mobility aids was something else entirely. It was just one more advertisement suggesting that women manipulate themselves in some way or another in order to look pretty. Which is to say, another advertisement, period.” ~ Kelly Davio
“Where Is Our Black Avant-Garde?” by Zinzi Clemmons in Literary Hub Clemmons’ piece is an intriguing explanation of the types of literature that are personally