personal essays

What happens when we publish something that hurts another group of people?

The fact of the matter is that content mills are dangerous and personal essays are a different beast. And there’s a vast level of discrepancy between a phone-it-in XYZ — and a Here’s What It Feels Like piece and other essays, where the language sings and the story is backed up by reportage. I’m aware of this. But there is also a middle ground.

It's a small life—a simmering whimpering song really—but I will not slip silently into the grass with you, I cannot.