Readings

Stitching Motherhood

It is an intimate coupling of female narrative in imperfect lines, a female mastery of storytelling through textile.

Parenting the Election

 Is eight years old too young to feel and express open anger and scorn, even toward a person like Donald Trump?

Other States of Taste

I grew to love candies whose tactile experience was on par with their sweetness—in texture, but especially in residual effect: the burn of Fireballs, the pucker of Warheads, the numb of licorice.

In The Air Again

My thirty-five-year love-hate-love relationship with Phil Collins.

Adrienne Shelly Will Take You There

The actress and filmmaker behind Waitress, who was murdered ten years ago, created as though she was on borrowed time and left a legacy that outlived her.

Trapped in the Bone Room

Sequestered in a museum basement amongst pungent human skulls by Bill Clinton's Secret Service detail, you can't help but consider the history decaying around you.

The Dreaded Halloween School Bus Route

A newbie driver discovers why everyone else calls in sick that day. 

Fall to Pieces: On Elena Ferrante and My Own Frantumaglia

I finally have a word to describe my fear of the fragmented world. 

We Are Always Defined From a Distance

I wonder if my grandfather knew the helicopters he helped to perfect would one day be used to surveil and oppress Black and Brown bodies. 

'Female Friendship as Survival Strategy': An Interview with Jennifer Reeder

The director of Crystal Lake on short films, the power of props, and how we cope weirder as we get older.