The Myth of an Unknown Girl by Heain Joung It was summer. We were going to go on a day trip to the sea. “There is no need to bring food,” my father said. “We will pick up seashells when…
BackStory: Five Questions with Elou Carroll
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I Am Held in the Hands of God Who Is Named Walter Potter
I Am Held in the Hands of God Who Is Named Walter Potter; or, from the Case of ‘The Death and Burial of Cock Robin’ by Elou Carroll I am born again with eyes of glass. The hand of God…
BackStory: Six Questions with Jane Hammons
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Oklahoma (1888)
Oklahoma (1888) by Jane Hammons Before her mother died, Estelle Bow Kerchee asked about her name. She knew Bow and Kerchee came from her father’s people. Comanche. Her mother’s name was Buena Vista Redbird Billy. Estelle wanted to know about…
BackStory: Six Questions with Lita Kurth
BackStory: Six Questions with Lita Kurth Author of The Revolutionary’s Brother What inspired you to write ‘The Revolutionary’s Brother’? How much research did you do while writing and editing, and did you discover anything that surprised you? I had read…
The Revolutionary’s Brother
The Revolutionary’s Brother by Lita Kurth Oh Sasha, Sasha. Your black hair. When they came to the back door and whispered that your protest hung from a noose, in the centre of the city, I said nothing and did not…
BackStory: Four Questions with Sudha Balagopal
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