Richard O'Neal 7/31/23 Richard O'Neal 7/31/23

Sound of Pain: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Human Connection

Steven Onoja’s personal reflection on loss, healing, and the power of storytelling.

Jeff Sobel 6/19/19 Jeff Sobel 6/19/19

What We're Reading: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ is structured as a letter from son to mother, but of course ‘structured’ is the last word that should be used.

Corwin Davis 5/7/19 Corwin Davis 5/7/19

The Weight of Life: A Tale By Kiese Laymon In His Memoir Heavy

In his 2018 book, Heavy: An American Memoir, Kiese Laymon recounts his own experience with the weight of life: his physical weight, the weight of his emotional/spiritual being, and the weight of the communities of which he is a part.

Corwin Davis 3/19/19 Corwin Davis 3/19/19

An Introduction to Brilliance: James Baldwin for 2019

While he was widely known for his novels, James Baldwin’s corpus also includes essays and plays that have become foundational for many in the United States and beyond. If you, too, are interested in the brilliance of James Baldwin, here are some places to start reading: