The Man Behind the Metal Detector
NEW YORK TIMES: "Every morning, I stand behind the metal detectors, searching bags as students enter the school."
Behind the prison walls, I heard these women’s stories
COGNOSCENTI: "They told stories about giving birth, and caring for parents with cancer, and running marathons."
Exiles
SOUTHERN REVIEW: "Slip a folded bill into the right palm, and you can cross any border."
We Need The Grace Of Connection
COGNOSCENTI: "That lightness passes through the phone to me, and for just a moment, I breathe easier."
Subject, Verb, Object
NARRATIVE MAGAZINE: "Anh-Thuy Nguyen, who recently bleached her hair and told everybody she wanted to be..."
What More Could I Have Done
COGNOSCENTI: "It would be an act of privilege to weep when there is so much work to be done."
An Occupation
GRANTA: "Before coming to the West Bank, Nathan worked for years as piano tuner, which left him with a nervous tic."
Still These Students Rise
COGNOSCENTI: "The night before the inauguration, the Strand Theater in Dorchester was packed..."
