Issue No.

47

October, and the light goes

New essay · Three books · A walk · A recipe

Speckled pears and a sliced pear cake on an oak board by a stone window sill

Dear reader,

The clocks haven't changed yet, but the valley has. This fortnight: the new notebook, a walk to Gibson Mill in the rain, three books, and my mother's pear cake, which is the only recipe I know by heart. Write back if you like. I read everything.

Clara

Get the next letter on Sunday.

Honored by and spoken at

  • Black Lives Matter Dreamers & Disruptors Award, 2026

  • Women's Foundation of Minnesota Rest Up Award, 2023

  • North American School for Organizers

  • Black Digital Renaissance

  • Black Lives Matter Dreamers & Disruptors Award, 2026

  • Women's Foundation of Minnesota Rest Up Award, 2023

  • North American School for Organizers

  • Black Digital Renaissance

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Zedé Harut

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