Issue No.

43

Six books, leaning

August 9, 2026

Reading · Letters

Dear reader,

The pile on my desk, book by book.

Clara

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A sharpened pencil, shavings and an eraser on a sheet of cream lined paper

No.

46

Pencil forgives

On first drafts, sharp knives and the HB.

A green portable typewriter on an oak desk by a rainy window, with a cup of tea

No.

45

A fortnight without the laptop

What happened when I wrote only by hand for two weeks.

A moorland footpath beside a drystone wall leading to a wooden stile in the mist

No.

44

The aimless walk

Turning left or right depending on the wind.

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