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Nobody Untended

…details of its subject, evoking images of sexual assault and the all-too-common voicelessness of women. Grasping for understanding, the officer says: “When it comes right down to it, we think…

Power in the Word

…people to write and connect writing to purpose.” Carmen Ridley Being young can already feel isolating, frightening, and uncertain on any given day. Add a pandemic and heightened awareness of…

You’re Gonna Talk about This Chicken

…The Ringer. Restaurants in New York, Detroit, Denver, and even Australia advertise that they fry their chicken Nashville-style. Upward of ten thousand people attend the annual Hot Chicken Festival, held…

The Bard of Memphis

Camel’s sexual prowess can grow tiring, yet the novel’s love story — between Camel and Allen, a “witchy and willowy” sculptor — is surprisingly moving. The book’s voice is conversational

Write Like I’m Hungry

…While Parton’s methods may be “instinctive and emotional, not theoretical,” Hamessley believes that “musical analysis identifies and clarifies her intuitive musical choices.” In spite of her emphasis on the technical

“You, Reader”

You, Reader So often I dream of the secrets of satellites, and so often I want the moose to step from the shadows and reveal his transgressions, and so often

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