“Certain Parts of Queens Are Looking a Little More Like Certain Parts of Brooklyn”
This is the kind of writing I love (and I know my friend Josephine loves, too). This quick blog post from the Village Voice is…
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Glory Behold Ye, Chocolate Babka
Yesterday, I introduced eight or so people to the joy that is Chocolate Babka. If you don't know this food, god's biggest gift to the…
Women Writers Still Effed
I've written about gender inequity in the literary and journalistic industry a few times over at LitDrift. I've said that women are grossly underrepresented on…
Horiffic Homophobic Attack in TN
I usually write my own original content in this blog and don't simply repost other people's words. I try to add my perspective to what's…
Russian for Lovers
I was so happy to attend last night's book launch party for Marina Blitshteyn's first chapbook of poetry, "Russian for Lovers," published by Argos Books.…
Music is for Dreamers
Listening to good music and watching music videos used to make me really weirdly melancholy. Now I know why.
Non-Traditional Families and LGBT People
I had a conference call earlier this evening for the National Youth Advocacy Coalition (I'm on NYAC's Board of Directors) and it got me thinking.…
Literary Contest for New Voices!
I'm on the staff of Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art, which continues to be one of the few national literary journals entirely edited,…
When Poetic Justice Meets Life
I wrote a new post over at LitDrift.com about the Russian wildfires that are currently raging and their weird connection to poetry. Here's an excerpt:…
Grief in the Gulf: Journalism and Trauma
Check out my latest article written for the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. It's an exploration of the stress and trauma that Gulf residents…
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