When Wanda bought the house, she didn’t imagine that anyone in the community would recognize that she and Lynn were queer.
The baby had come from a place none of us could remember. Our grandmother was headed there.
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When Wanda bought the house, she didn’t imagine that anyone in the community would recognize that she and Lynn were queer.
The baby had come from a place none of us could remember. Our grandmother was headed there.
The author of Mother of God discusses the limitations of realism, Frank Bidart, and the anguished duality of shame.
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The author of Blue Ticket on leaving things unsaid, weaponizing humour, and bodily autonomy.
The author of Exciting Times on spreading goodwill, navigating and honouring difference, and the lie of meritocracy.
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