Rekindle
Reading Joan Didion Taught Me How to Not Write About Hawaiʻi
Didion depicts Hawaiʻi as a place that exists solely in the white American imagination, and, because of this, her journalism is a fiction.
Reading Stephen King’s ‘It’ As a Child Confused My Sense of Justice
Like Pennywise the Clown, I too was stealing childhood from those who had more of it than I did.
Conversations with Friends with Endometriosis
All my life, I had looked for answers in books, and I was no different when it came to endometriosis.
Why I’m Still Dreaming of a Brown Percy Jackson
BIPOC kids can be the heroes, the fighters who push back against impossible odds. We, too, should be the stuff of legends and prophecies.
All That Glitters: On The Clique Novels and My First Lessons in White Privilege
While kids my age were falling in love with the fantastical, I did not. I wanted to read about rich white girls behaving badly.
The Transportive Power of ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’
On the back of that wind, my brain rose and skipped and tumbled far beyond the boundaries of any quarantine.
How I Became a Scholar of Black Girl Fantasy
These stories had deep histories, centered Black women, and belonged to us. We only had to be brave enough to claim them.
My Father, Montaigne, and the Art of Living
When my father died in 2012, I inherited his well-read copy of Montaigne’s ‘Essais.’
An Ode to the Great Undead Novella
Where I lived and grew up, the novella was never endangered.
How Leslie Feinberg Became the Parent I Needed During My Transition
“I needed preparation, not protection. I needed to see myself as a part of history.”