by Terry Hong
“My politics have definitely been affected by being an immigrant and working closely with more recent immigrants and their families.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Author Features
Identity, Intimacy, & Liberation: Q&A with E.V. Legters
by Alice Schechter
If art imitates life, and I believe it should, nothing that happens is the end of a story. There are no neatly tied threads. Continue reading
How Far We Go for Our Children: Bren McClain on Writing and One Good Mama Bone
By Nicki Leone
“The Divine” might be another name for force of nature—the drive to protect a child that is as irresistible as the strong wind of a summer storm. It might also be another name for love. Continue reading
The Great Love Story of Sisterhood: Q & A with Bridgett M. Davis
by Ericka Taylor
“Never be afraid to be the oldest one in the room. Whether it’s taking writing classes or literature courses or returning to school for an M.F.A., or attending writer’s conferences, whatever it is, allow yourself to be in student mode.” Continue reading
Q&A with Delia Bell Robinson
by Lisa Peet
“I never meant to tell Peter’s story, but it was delivered as if by Scheherazade, arriving in unconnected episodes that somehow began to fit together. The pieces slowly developed a grip that held me in thrall. Before I knew it, Peter’s stories had taken shape in drawings and in words, and in no time seemed to take on a life beyond what he had told me.” Continue reading
A Shirtwaist Story: Why We Are Still Angry
by Lisa Peet
What is it about an event like the Triangle fire—so small in the context of today’s numbers—that still keeps its memory so close to the surface of our national anger? Was the world simply a smaller place then? Continue reading
An excerpt from Donna Everhart’s The Education of Dixie Dupree
by Donna Everhart
“For a time, I’d thought our family was happy, but my naïveté was only a safeguard from reality. As things fell apart between Mama and Daddy, I blamed myself, feeling responsible for how it started. But it was what Daddy did that sealed our fate. And when Uncle Ray showed up appearing to be full of good intentions about helping us out, he ended up causing more than his own share of trouble.” Continue reading
