The Setting Sun
I climbed through the side door because the passenger side didn’t open, tossed my sleeping bag in the back. I thought about how lucky other kids were who had… More
A Ladybug’s Visit
In the mirror of her smile/I appeared polished.rn More
Rare Winters When
“Look at us, look at us,/now we’re light, now we’re dark;/now you see us, now you don’t… More
Prison Writing Award Winners: 2015–2016
Announcing the winners of PEN’s annual Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free expression for the country’s incarcerated population. More
The Greatest American Patriot from Puducherry
I make friends only with my kind, because I’m smart. I don’t make friends with people who insult us…You don’t know, Papa. You stay inside and write your books...do… More
A Midsummer Night’s Dungeon
Your dagger’s true. The first draw strikes a chord; the goblin’s shriek as jarring as a snapping sword. More
Isla Mujeres
Listen sweetheart. There are only two types of people in this world. Sharks and Tuna. Sharks are apex predators. They go after what they want. Tuna feeds the world.… More
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From the moment #Trump began lying and denigrating journalism & science I feared a pandemic where disinformation would be a matter of life or death and Americans would not be able to trust our govt. Now we're here. #COVIDー19 #CoronavirusOutbreak https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/world/asia/coronavirus-news.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Police have arrested would-be delegates of a founding congress of the opposition party in Kazakhstan, raising fears about political participation. https://bit.ly/384YLGK
[email protected] has launched its first #ArtistsxArtists collaboration with a piece by artists @badiucao and Gianluca Costantini (@channeldraw). Their co-created cartoon highlights the #HongKongProtests and the importance of #FreeSpeech. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2I0lkSm.