In our afternoon reading: an interview with Robert Jones Jr., thoughts on Anna North’s new novel, and more.
Sunday Stories: “Become Magic”
Become Magic
by Gessy Alvarez
At home, I face a predator. I am in the living room. A plush rug is under my bare feet. Nick is in his club chair, the one he took from his father’s house. Our TV is on, but its sound muted. The cat sits on the rug next to my feet. Where is the dip in the floor? The dip that we feel when we walk from the dining room to the living room. It’s a dent made by 80 years of feet stepping on it. I pace around the room hoping to feel that dent. The cat stalks my restless feet.
Afternoon Bites: Lance Scott Walker’s Playlist, “Astral Weeks” at Fifty, Gessy Alvarez Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: a playlist from Lance Scott Walker, fiction by Gessy Alvarez, and much more.
Morning Bites: “Fahrenheit 451” Revisited, Stephen Malkmus Interviewed, Porochista Khakpour, Beach House’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: revisiting “Fahrenheit 451,” an interview with Stephen Malkmus, new writing from TANAÏS, and more.
Morning Bites: Han Yujoo Interviewed, Brendan Kiely Excerpted, Gessy Alvarez, Amanda Petrusich Nonfiction, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Han Yujoo, new nonfiction by Amanda Petrusich, and more.
Sunday Stories: “The Last Kingdom in Astoria”
The Last Kingdom in Astoria by Gessy Alvarez I walk down Astoria Boulevard around six in the morning; the street is leading me to the chaos in front of the supermarket where I work. The lights in the neighborhood have been out for over twelve hours. I watch my moving reflection on the darkened storefront windows I pass. Back slumped forward. I look shorter than my six-foot frame. I look like a question mark. Greasy, black hair combed back – […]