1. The heartbreak I felt two weeks ago has turned into acute anger and growing frustration. What about Breonna Taylor, murdered in her sleep? (I've signed this petition—I'm wary of Change.org—and it's just not enough.) Say her name. We cannot forget about black women and black trans lives, ... Read More
Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 6)
Still here, still reading one book a day. Six weeks into quarantine and I've yet to go stir-crazy. I'm not surprised: I'm your bona fide introvert, and though I'm decent at playing the part of the extrovert, it's an exhausting act to maintain. It wasn't until this shelter-in-place that I realized ... Read More
Quarantine Reading: Didion, Diaries, and The Pillow Book (Week 5)
I'm reading one book a day for as long as this COVID-19 shelter-in-place lasts. These were the ones I read last week. Has it really been over a month since most of the U.S. started quarantining? If I were any less compulsive about documenting every thought with to-do lists, journal entries, even ... Read More