Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie My rating: 5 of 5 stars Yowza. This novel is electric. Narrator Kambili is at once intuitive, observant, and silenced, leaving the reader with sparse, sensory descriptions that defy time. The language shifts with Kambili’s awakening to a world larger than Mass, prayer, and obedience, revealing a level of…… Continue reading Hibiscus
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Video available:: Afrocentrism, vegan methodology of the racially oppressed, and revolutionary black feminism
Originally posted on The Sistah Vegan Project:
Last night I spoke at UC Berkeley, and explained the Afrocentric approach to veganism that is race-gender conscious, decolonial, and revolutionary black feminist. I did this because I wanted to explain that there are more than just Eurocentric philosophical ‘ethics’ behind why some people choose veganism. By Eurocentrism,…
Oreo by Micah McCrary – Identity Theory
We just published a stellar essay over at Identity Theory. This is the kind of nonfiction we should all get into. Oreo, an essay by Micah McCrary – Identity Theory.
Hipster Lit
Another from the series of Juniper Bends Author Collective posts–this time, I reflect on millenial literature and reveal my inner grandma. Yesterday, after getting off of work to a rainy afternoon, I sat in my blue reading chair and polished off the entirety of Tao Lin’s Shoplifting from American Apparel. I was left with a sole…… Continue reading Hipster Lit
Genre
I’m republishing a series of pieces that I wrote for the now-defunct Juniper Bends Author Collective. Since I can safely assume that none of my readers are big enough fans to take issue with this–much less to notice–I have few qualms about this course of action. The joke goes that genre only exists so that…… Continue reading Genre
Job
Hiring timelines are the worst. I was always under the impression that folks posted hiring memos when they needed a person to start working soon or immediately. I was apparently misinformed. Most of the jobs I’ve applied to that I’m really excited about have taken weeks to get back to me, if I’ve even heard…… Continue reading Job
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Reid and Leah have left Seattle, as have the hordes of writers from all over. I could act like it was thrilling to see folks from NC–and it was–but I’ve ensured that I am never without access to liberal Southerners, even here in WA state. AWP was much sillier than I anticipated; the longer I…… Continue reading Post
Communication
I’ve learned some valuable things in the past few weeks. The most resounding of these is that the immense value that I place on communication does not seem to be valued equally by other people. While acquaintance-social relationships can thrive on the abandonment of serious emotional conversations–and are often actually a relief for those of…… Continue reading Communication
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There are vegan popcorn crumbs all over my couch, I spent yesterday recovering from recovering, and I still think most writers are silly, apolitical plebes. All in all, a great AWP weekend.
Chauvinist
Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture by Ariel Levy My rating: 3 of 5 stars While Levy’s writing style is fluid and readable, many of her points are highly contradictory or subjective to the point of irrelevance. For instance, she demonizes her liberal arts literature education because she was taught to…… Continue reading Chauvinist
Jesse Rice-Evans 