Was the ruling system in need of all the propaganda it made? A dictatorship such as this one grows up with propaganda, nourishes itself on shaping people’s consciousness, and fades when they stop believing it.
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Going home
I hope that when we read each other’s work, we are better able to comprehend the struggles of those around us. I hope it helps us perceive the humanity of those with lives different from our own.
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Editorial: hope after crisis
We asked four writers what happens after a revolution, after a political crisis or transformation, once the cameras have moved on, when it’s just you and the aftermath of whatever happened.
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Unpredictable transgression: a conversation with Ariana Harwicz
To write thinking of a novel’s reception and anticipating that it will be of interest is an idea of hell, a betrayal.
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A murky thing
Words often fail me. If I admit that and call myself a writer, is that tantamount to a swimmer stating that they often almost drown?
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The unusual: a manifesto
Producing unusualness, writing expands our sense of what is possible. Imaginable. Livable. Publishing women authors is not a minor component in this process.
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