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The Reveal
I came upon her quietly

Bridgit Brown
Sep 271 min read


On the Need for a Moral Vocabulary
Peniel Joseph signing a copy of Freedom Season. I went to the Kennedy Library expecting to hear history. I left thinking about words. At...

Bridgit Brown
Sep 262 min read


The Great Battle (A Translation)
When Old Massa was alive, I was young and strong as Alfred the ox. I was on the front line in our big fight with the Heywards. Scipio—he was a Heyward—and I got into a fight over a woman who used to live here. She’s dead now, but she was beautiful and she was my girl for a while.

Raspy Ritter
Apr 214 min read


A Lesson in Respect for the Departed
Recently, I found myself in the South, visiting my sister and squeezing in some shopping for an upcoming cruise.

Bridgit Brown
Jan 182 min read
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