“These Are the Stories I Want to Tell”: An Essay by 2019 Emerging Voices Fellow Fajer Alexander Khansa
"When my stories get published, some readers will be disappointed; they’ll want more. That’s okay. Because these are the stories I want to tell." More
The PEN Ten with the 2019 Emerging Voices
"I think the most daring thing I have put into words is that I love writing. I love it so much that I don’t care if I suck, or… More
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"I will not ethically erase Black and LGBTQ voices." Powerful testimony from @WillieETCarver, KY teacher of the year, resigning b/c he cannot remain teaching amid the current moral panic. "School is traumatic, LGBTQ students are trying to survive it." https://oversight.house.gov/legislation/hearings/free-speech-under-attack-part-ii-curriculum-sabotage-and-classroom-censorship
