Out Around the Bay

When Wanda bought the house, she didn’t imagine that anyone in the community would recognize that she and Lynn were queer.

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Out Around the Bay

When Wanda bought the house, she didn’t imagine that anyone in the community would recognize that she and Lynn were queer.

The Threshold

The baby had come from a place none of us could remember. Our grandmother was headed there.

'I Think Most People Feel Haunted': An Interview with Sara Peters

The author of Mother of God discusses the limitations of realism, Frank Bidart, and the anguished duality of shame.

The Dead Mall Society

Standing in the wreckage of these spaces unlocks a sensation people often crave, but can’t name.

The Year in Literature of Urban Disquiet

Cities change, and the way that writers write about them changes as well. A place's past can act as a kind of call to arms, or it can become the backdrop for a different kind of story.

The Year in Reading Infinite Jest

I wouldn't be depressed so long as I had this insurmountable mission in front of me. 

The Year in Ice Thickness

Why, in the face of an unquantifiable disaster, are we talking about numbers at all?

The Year in Coming Close

The month that Blue Jays pitchers and catchers reported to spring training marked the first anniversary of my husband and I trying to have a baby. 

The Year in Innovative Black Women

Public representations of black women can be beneficial when the women involved are in control. 

The Year in Talking Sex With My Mom

A gay daughter inviting her conservative mother to a porn convention has to be a conversation starter, right?