Evidence of the world’s ridiculousness

I am supposed to be working on an English paper, but instead I’m drawn to my fiction. Which is to say, I would rather write a short story than a critical essay. WHAT! If someone would have told me I’d feel this way now one week ago, I would have laughed. A lot. But now [...]

I wish I could be at the UN today

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be addressing the General Assembly, and many groups—including previous political prisoners—will be protesting.
I want to be there to get it all down, to understand the burden of a people wronged, especially after covering a similar—but smaller—post-election protest this summer. Ahmadinejad is an extremely contested figure, and since his little visit to [...]

Things I learned over the last week-and-a-half: DC edition.

Ah, the ebb and flow of blogging. When nothing happens, there’s nothing to tell. When stuff happens, there’s no time to recount it. (Really, that’s just an excuse for laziness. But who’s counting?)
Anyway. A lot has gone on over the last two weeks, in books news and non-books news. But more important than the narrative [...]