Member Bonus: ZZ Packer on the Life and Work of James Alan McPherson
A special Member Bonus episode.
Tag: writing
Story of the Week: ‘The Capacity,’ by Cynthia Dewi Oka
The body is established as not just a house, but an ever-changing world.
Story of the Week: ‘Celebrations of Thanksgiving: Cuban Seasonings,’ by Ana Menéndez
The ways we celebrate who we are and where we come from.
Story of the Week: ‘How to Eat Your Own Heart,’ by Gina Chung
A conversation about the consuming of self, as well as the remaking and re-becoming of self.
Story of the Week: A Flash Collection by Jasmine Sawers
Vignettes connected through themes of loss, the damaged body, and language.
Story of the Week: ‘Cattle Haul,’ by Jesmyn Ward
Ward immerses both the characters and the reader in the natural landscape.
Story of the Week: ‘Day of Rest,’ by Raven Leilani
Leilani’s writing is sensual and consuming.
Story of the Week: ‘Muammer’s Last Day,’ by Maruan Paschen; Translated by Amanda DeMarco
Writing through war
Story of the Week: ‘The Front House,’ by Cord Jefferson
A struggle between neighbors.
Story of the Week: ‘Playing Asleep,’ by Destiny O. Birdsong
A trip to a writer’s conference.