Archive for June 2020
Interview with Issac Bailey – Lunch Ticket
I was first introduced to Issac Bailey at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest last June, where he spoke about his book My Brother Moochie: Regaining Dignity in the Face of Crime, Poverty, and Racism in the American South. My Brother Moochie is a powerful, personal exploration of race and racism and of the impact on a family when…
Read MoreInterview With Isidra Mencos
A little over a month ago, I received an email from I woman I didn’t know. Her name is Isidra Mencos. Isidra told me that she had seen my website, felt aligned with it, and asked if she could do a guest blog or be an interviewee. She is in her late 50s and writes her…
Read MoreMother (Inspired by Grace Paley) – Panoply
One Sunday, I was flipping through the Times and stopped short at a photo of a man with a long, scruffy beard. That’s Letterman! I cried. Read my article Mother on Panoply, A Literary Zine
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