literature
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Wounds and Art, Healing and Memorials
2026 seems to be beginning much like 2025 ended. The ever-constant news of tragedy continues to dominate many social media feeds, and while none of it is particularly different from the tragedies we’ve been experiencing, having such events happen so… Continue reading
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Born From Beauty: The Tender Mercies of “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous”
Ocean Vuong’s 2019 novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, is a stunning and lyrical elegy addressed to the protagonist’s (Little Dog’s) mother, Rose. Rose is a Vietnamese migrant. She is the fair-skinned daughter of an American soldier and Lan, the winsome,… Continue reading
