“A Slow Gathering of Courage,” by Governor Madeleine M. Kunin
Governor Madeleine M. Kunin’s afterword to We Do!: American Leaders Who Believe in Marriage Equality: “A Slow Gathering of Courage.”
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We Do!: Achy Obejas: Like Every Other Kind of Family
To celebrate the release of We Do!: American Leaders Who Believe in Marriage Equality, Akashic author Achy Obejas talks about how same-sex marriages and families are “like every other kind of family.”
We Do!: Felicia Luna Lemus: Once Upon a Time . . .
To celebrate the release of We Do!: American Leaders Who Believe in Marriage Equality, Akashic author Felicia Luna Lemus talks about her personal quest for marriage equality in America.
Montague Kobbé: Earl Lovelace and The Night of the Rambler
Montague Kobbé discusses the influence of Earl Lovelace’s work on his creation of The Night of the Rambler.
William Heffernan: On the Destruction of War and When Johnny Came Marching Home
I watched them come home year after year from Iraq and Afghanistan, young men and women no older than my own children, some missing an arm or a leg, some terribly disfigured by bomb fragments, all damaged emotionally by what they had seen, and I knew I had to write about it . . .
[Video] New book trailer for Robert Antoni’s As Flies to Whatless Boys!
[Video] View the book trailer for Robert Antoni’s As Flies to Whatless Boys!
Etzler’s Machines, by John Adolphus Etzler (by Robert Antoni)
Etzler’s Machines by John Adolphus Etzler (by Robert Antoni, from As Flies to Whatless Boys)
Montague Kobbé: On Living and Writing in Anguilla
The Caribbean is, above all, a sentiment, a rhythm, a way of life. In this respect, I grew up in a place that is both essentially Caribbean and, at the same time, desperately seeking to avoid its Caribbean nature . . .