Daniel José Older
Articles by Daniel José Older
Tuesday January 3
The PEN Ten with Troy Wiggins
“We all have a preoccupation with mortality because time is such a limited currency for us. Alongside that, I have to reckon with the reality that as a Black American, my life can be taken from me at any time.”
Wednesday December 7
The PEN Ten with Phenderson Clark
“I have been on the opposite end of a police officer’s drawn weapon on at least three separate occasions in three different American cities. I can still recall the feel of a pistol pressed against the back of my head…”
Monday November 21
The PEN Ten with Morgan Jerkins
“Love. I know it’s cheesy but I am obsessed with love and how it shapes a reality between two individuals, a reality that others sometimes cannot fully perceive but can sense because of how the lovers’ energies interact with one another. I think about romantic love every day, unless I’m sick or something.”