An Interview with Julietta Singh Katya Buresh Photo: Chase Joynt Julietta Singh is a writer and academic whose work engages the enduring effects of colonization, current ecological crisis, and queer-feminist futures. She is the author of two previous books: No Archive Will Restore You (Punctum Books, 2018) and Unthinking Mastery: Dehumanism and Decolonial Entanglements (Duke University Press, 2018). She currently lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her family. Aptly described b

Handwashing Dishes You find yourself in Phoenix in your mother’s dark kitchen amid piles of dirty dishes, glasses, pots, and baking pans. The cabinets are empty because everything has been used—except for the plastic spoon that came free with the canned dog food years ago. Mom never liked the dishwasher. Inside it’s pristine, except for some cobwebs. The door seals have rotted away so that it would leak if you tried to use it. You have no space to work. Greasy and mold staine

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner So Young Koo As a Korean living in America, for me the title of Michelle Zauner’s memoir conjures up a recognizable image. While there are many different types of Korean marts, including the local one in Zauner’s hometown, none is more symbolic than H Mart. While it is broadly Asian, it is most known for its selections of Korean produce and goods. H Mart is usually a bustling, cheerful place filled with both the excitement of new discovery

Crushing It by Jennifer L. Knox Tanner Barnes Jennifer L. Knox’s latest poetry collection, Crushing It, is hilarious and heartbreaking. In a volatile poetic moment, where much of what we view as community seems to be looking inward, Knox is looking out at the world around its speaker, a world of irony and idiocrasy. Crushing It offers a way to explore the world through a million back-alley turns. Reading this collection feels like running through a big city, dodging people an

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