As you go through your life, my darling broken monarch, you will fly from closets with less and less assurance. There will be times much darker than others. There is a marvelous project afloat in the world right now, friends. A project that takes confessionalism and perspective-with-age to a whole new level of devastation: The Letter Read More
Category: Hello, Typewriter
A column by July Westhale
HELLO, TYPEWRITER: THE UGLY COUSIN
‘How will you survive?’ (appalled parents ask). ‘Why would you choose to be poor? I just don’t agree with it. Don’t you want a normal future?’ – July Westhale I have always said that coming out as a writer feels a lot like coming out as queer. Though the concerned parties may or may not have your interests Read More