The author of EXIT PARTY on being discovered from slush, embracing the mess of a first draft, and putting herself in her novels
Naima Coster discusses friendship at the fragile intersections of postpartum identity, class disparity, and maternal grief
“Going Up” from OUT OF BODY by Chris Vanjonack, recommended by Weston Morrow
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SupportJUDITH NAMALA author Serubiri Moses explores stories where African girlhood bears the weight of patriarchy and history
If there had once been a rope connecting me to him, at this point in my life it had dwindled down to a thread
Two dragonflies entwined in jewel-bright symmetry reflect the interweaving desire and danger in these stories
Enjoy absorbing fiction from Recommended Reading every Monday and strange, diverting work from The Commuter every Wednesday.
“Going Up” from OUT OF BODY by Chris Vanjonack, recommended by Weston Morrow
Two poems by Birch Wiley
An excerpt from THE LONELY GIRL'S VEGETABLE PATCH by Genevieve Plunkett, recommended by Kimberly King Parsons
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