Chimneys Dark & Spirits Bright
This post was originally published in 2012.
On the eve of Christmas’s reemergence in England,Charles Dickens and Washington
Irving began a correspondence. It’s no secret, especially at this time of
Rebecca D. Martin
Rebecca D. Martin's essays have been published in Proximity Magazine, Art House America, and Relief Journal, among others, and she is a contributing writer at Makes You Mom. She hails from Georgia, bu
Racism 101
“Have you heard of Nikki Giovanni?” I ask, and the woman volunteering at the
sponsorship table at a local event laughs. She is African-American, and she
laughs, “Do I know Nikki Giovanni? Do
Why We Need the Olympics in Brazil
“It does not make sense to be extravagant in this moment.” The opening ceremony
for the Olympics is on, and the creative team explains that it will be a
low-tech show. “We have
A Halfway Review of a Sometime Farmer
“Do you remember Noel Perrin driving his eco-car around town?” I ask.
My husband laughs, “Yes.”
“What color was it?”
“Red,” he says. He pauses and thinks some more. “Definitely red.”
I open
Safe as Houses
When I was young, I buried myself deep in the attic corner, huddled under layers
of quilts beneath dusty rafters bowing to midnight winds. After a while, I would
creep downstairs for a