By Jennifer De Leon During a recent school visit, a young woman came up to me in the signing line and burst into tears. We had never met before, but I felt that in that moment, that we had a connection. I saw that she was crying for herself, for all that she understood and didn’t yet understand … [Read more...] about The Need for “Window-Mirrors”
Jennifer De Leon
How to Become a Writer (Of Color)
By Jennifer De Leon When I was in my MFA program I read Lorrie Moore’s “How to Become a Writer,” a short story in which she offers instructions in the second-person point of view, e.g., “First, try to be something, anything, else. A movie star/astronaut. A movie star/missionary. A movie … [Read more...] about How to Become a Writer (Of Color)
