The little novel in progress that could! Feels wonderful to have my work recognized in this way—and what an honor to be longlisted among so many ⭐️! Thank you @granum_fdt!
We are delighted to announce the longlist for the 2023 Granum Foundation Prize! This year, we received more than 1,100 applications from 49 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C., and the standard of work was exceptionally high. Read more: https://t.co/rqVzmDGOBR.
I’m proud to share the exciting news that all undergraduate students from households earning $75,000 or less will be able to attend any UMass campus tuition-free starting next fall: https://t.co/6JHESltrlR @umassamherst@umassboston@umassd@umasslowell#umass#highered (1/4)
Gisèle Pelicot walking to take the stand today, her strength echoing in every step:
“It’s not for us to have shame, it’s for them,” she told the court.
"I want all women who have been raped to say: Madame Pelicot did it, I can too. I don't want them to be ashamed any longer,"
Joe Mazzulla on his first thoughts when he got his ring:
“It’s too big and I’m never going to wear it”🤣😭
Says he was more fascinated by the Banner because the Banners “Have a life of their own in this building.”
Also says the court tasted like blood.
All I want to do is win awards I have never heard of and didn't apply for. I don't even have a book out. I want to be telepathically received and held by strangers
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Feather” music video scandal inadvertently helped the feds as it prompted them to explore the now-demoted priest’s alleged ties to corrupted New York Mayor Eric Adams.
I pray that Marcellus Williams feels no pain and that he feels no fear. My heart hurts and I can’t say that the system failed him because the system was never created to save people who look like him. A system that perpetuates this is a system that should not exist.
“there is so much beauty and comfort in being in love and just being… / – amidst sounds of buzzing / chirps / crickets / the pleasant but irregular blowing of the wind”
24 years on death row, Marcellus Williams says poetry is a lifeline. Read @innocence: https://t.co/pEyg9VvI4C
For the latest issue of @NYMag I profiled Ta-Nehisi Coates, who talked to me about Israel and Palestine, the failures of the media, and what Gaza means for the civil rights movement https://t.co/3A1oYc2FHI