Cher has lived in Beijing, Weihai, Singapore, Alabama, North Carolina, and New York, in that order. Now she doesn’t know where she is living, given the coronavirus and her lack of a stable home. Here is how all that came about and why she thinks it’s funny — When...
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My Story From Relative Poverty and Obscurity to Columbia: A Satire
in Reflections, Story,
June 5, 2020
Cher has lived in Beijing, Weihai, Singapore, Alabama, North Carolina, and New York, in that order. Now she doesn’t know where she is living, given the coronavirus and her lack of a stable home. Here is how all that came about and why she thinks it’s funny — When...
What Incarcerated Individuals Taught Me About Our Shared Humanity
in Reflections, Story,
July 20, 2019
In the claustrophobic visitation room of the Orleans Parish Prison, a giant glass pane separated me from the person on the other side dressed in glaring bright-orange jumpsuits. Even without looking at their faces, I knew who they were. They were thieves. Burglars. Drug dealers. Domestic abusers. Sex offenders…...