SNR WATCHES: THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER
I find my body on edge—the sound, the imagery—my focus transfixed. I am physically uncomfortable. I debate whether I should make popcorn. A blank open notebook and pen sits next to me. Yes, it might be helpful to jot down some notes for my review. But less than a minute in I realize notes are impossible. This film demands its viewer to witness. Fuck the notebook. Fuck reviews.
SNR INTERVIEWS: Adam Gnade
I had the luxury of meeting my favorite author quite accidentally. In 2015, while on tour promoting his book, Adam Gnade (pronounced GUH-NAH-DEE) ended up crashing at my house. He chose to sleep in the room where I kept a painting I’d found abandoned by a dumpster at my local Trader Joes. The beautiful portrait of an unknown woman I was convinced was haunted. My telling so did not deter Adam from finding repose their. Luckily he lived.
Writing Reclamation
After residency, Jodie texts to ask if I’ll join her in Portland for a country music concert followed by the Portland Book Festival. Yes! Then, she asks me if I’ve read The Artist’s Way, “I don’t know what your growth process has been and don’t mean to assume anything, but for myself, poetry has been as much about reclaiming myself, as writing. What do you think?”
SNR Interviews: Abby White on her debut novel D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T
In a wide-ranging conversation, I spoke with White in-depth about her debut novel, why she believes young adult literature carries both cultural weight and responsibility, and advice she has for yet-to-be-published writers.
Book Review: About Time by David Duchovny and Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous compiled and edited by Gillian Anderson
Agent Mulder looks up as a worn out Dr. Scully lies face down and says, “Scully, you gotta see this.” The traditional frisbee ship disappears over the horizon and she whispers “I saw it, I saw it too.” Mulder grins and then passes out. Finally, she believes the way he does. Finally, Scully believes. Her belief is all that matters.
Book Review: D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T. by Abby White
In this young adult novel, our main character is none other than D.J. Rosenblum, a 14 year-old whose life currently revolves around preparing for her d'var Torah and processing her cousin Rachel’s unexpected death.
