Maxioms by Dorothy Allison
I tell my students you have an absolute right to write about people you know and love. You do. But read more
I tell my students you have an absolute right to write about people you know and love. You do. But the kicker is you have a responsibility to make the characters large enough that you will not have sinned against them.
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.
Independent presses and bookstores give access to literature specific to a place. Readers can find stories they need.
Independent presses and bookstores give access to literature specific to a place. Readers can find stories they need.
I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement.
I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement.
Change, when it comes, cracks everything open.
Change, when it comes, cracks everything open.
