Maxioms by Dorothy Allison
When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him read more
When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him laughing at things I didn't know the references to. There is an intimacy between Chicago writers and the population of this city that I find really wonderful. It's warm and it's welcoming. It's a little like going to a Baptist church. They know when to say 'Amen'.
The horror of class stratification, racism, and prejudice is that some people begin to believe that the security of their read more
The horror of class stratification, racism, and prejudice is that some people begin to believe that the security of their families and communities depends on the oppression of others, that for some to have good lives there must be others whose lives are truncated and brutal.
When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels.
When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels.
Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories by which we categorize and dismiss each other need to be excavated read more
Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories by which we categorize and dismiss each other need to be excavated from the inside.
Change, when it comes, cracks everything open.
Change, when it comes, cracks everything open.
