Report from the Field: Of Myopia, White Supremacy and the Personal Essay

Report from the Field: Of Myopia, White Supremacy and the Personal Essay

In 2017, I took my first creative nonfiction workshop with a reputed author, editor, and teacher of creative writing in the heart of Los Angeles,...

Guarding the Self: Some Notes from the Commute

Guarding the Self: Some Notes from the Commute

The importance of protecting the inner life against the stresses and assaults of ordinary life seems to be on everyone’s minds lately. Vox Populi published...

Building Community: On the Power of Women Mentors

At 17 years old, I kept what I imagined was a riveting journal of high school life. It was rife with rowdy, drunken kisses tasting...

Report from the Field: My MFA Career as a Recovering Prestige Fiend

Report from the Field: My MFA Career as a Recovering Prestige Fiend

Nearly a decade ago, I made a critical career decision to divest my life from academic institutions that didn’t value me. As a woman of...

VIDA Reads with Writers — Treasure Shields Redmond!

VIDA Reads with Writers — Treasure Shields Redmond!

What are you reading on the subway or in the waiting room today? I am reading Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow and Toni Cade...