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Nothing to Envy
This weekend I traveled to a place I know very little about: North Korea. It was not a journey I’d expected to take. In fact, it was on a whim that I downloaded Barbara Demick’s affecting nonfiction book, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, to my Kindle on Saturday night. Earlier in the [...]
Read moreBirthdays, John the Baptist & Me
Today is my 35th birthday. If that number is meant to invoke panic about approaching middle age, sagging body parts, and introspection about where my life is as opposed to where I wish it to be, it has certainly failed. I woke up this morning to the grayest of skies and a mood that can [...]
Read moreWhen Racism Flag Waving Becomes A Petty Sport
I‘ll admit that I am exhausted with the topic of race. This is not to say that I agree that we have entered into a mythical post-racial society, but the discussion is so rife with poor judgment calls, poor assessments, and bull-horn bullying that I’ve begun to openly wonder if the language we now [...]
Read moreBook Review: The Book of Night Women
I bought Marlon James’ second novel, The Book of Night Women this past summer intending to read it immediately. I made it through the first chapter, which grabbed me by the throat with its straightforward and graphic reflection on bloody childbirth and, perhaps relieved to be released from such a painful beginning, I set the [...]
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