The PEN Ten with Muna Gurung
"I write to show that being weak is strong, is daring. As of a year ago, I have begun to write about being a victim of sexual violence at… More
The Actions of Brave Men
Kelly was a thief too but he told himself he only stole what no one wanted. What he could tell himself hurt no one. A hierarchy of opportunity and… More
The Race to Incarcerate
This graphic retelling of an essential text for understanding the exponential growth of the U.S. prison system tells the story of how the U.S came to have the highest… More
from Vincent
I don't know if it was I / or the wind that lifted her forelocks but / what a mess her face was what a / traveling elsewhere … More
The PEN Ten with A Yi
"Although writers are like any other people, they are a small being in the real world, and can easily be manipulated or used, but they should always have the… More
Cartooning for Free Expression: Free Khadija
We've teamed up with Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor at The New Yorker, and cartoonist Liza Donnelly to ask the world’s foremost satirical cartoonists to create cartoons about Khadija Ismayilova… More
The Rain Will Not Prepare You
Information doesn’t need to be true / to grow itself in your body like a peach / & be given as food to whoever, much later / What the… More
The PEN Ten with Etgar Keret
"I think that great stories are inherently much smarter than the people who wrote them, because they are not about inventing something but rather about uniquely exposing something that… More
Because Hook Doesn’t Exist
He tried to run over the wife with his truck and then threatened her with a claw hammer. She told the police. Ask yourself why this sign didn’t signify… More