VIDA Reviews! Sharp by Michelle Dean

VIDA Reviews! Sharp by Michelle Dean

Women today are still fighting a fight that began in the 1970s—namely, to carve out their own space in the canon of cultural greatness. The...

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,...

Women Writing Books About Film

Women Writing Books About Film

Don’t worry. You will make it through this. Stay calm. If you are reading this, you are here.   You are here because you are...

Poetry, Community, and Reading the Body

Poetry, Community, and Reading the Body

Poetry can be a gateway to empathy, a space of shared vulnerability. It can help audiences navigate the difficult and uncomfortable by offering a creative...