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November 28, 2018
Lost, Found, and Betrayed: A Review of Shirkers
HANNAH GERSEN
In 1992, at age 19, novelist Sandi Tan wrote and starred in Shirkers, a feature-length road movie shot on the streets of Singapore. The title was inspired by Tan’s idea that in life, there were people who were neither movers nor shakers, but shirkers—those who evade responsibility and duty, escaping the confines of society.
In 1992, at age 19, novelist Sandi Tan wrote and starred in Shirkers, a feature-length road movie shot on the streets of Singapore. The title was inspired by Tan’s idea that in life, there were people who were neither movers nor shakers, but shirkers—those who evade responsibility and duty, escaping the confines of society.
November 23, 2018
Friday Reads: November 2018
Curated by: SARAH WHELAN Thank you to everyone who bought Issue 16, subscribed to receive a copy, or attended a launch event! To celebrate, this month we have three more contributors are here to give us peak at their bookshelves. Whether you’re in the mood for a classic novel, a contemporary essay collection, or an
November 21, 2018
Rustic Impression
SUSAN COMNINOS
No barrow depends on this/ trio of hens — or are they/ cocks?
No barrow depends on this/ trio of hens — or are they/ cocks?
November 16, 2018
Coloso
HUGO RÍOS CORDERO
In the same way that some structures carry time on their shoulders, we too want to observe its traces. Every place, of course, has anchors that halt time as it passes by. In Europe, the huge cathedrals are mute and impotent witnesses of history. Likewise, the old sugar mills of Puerto Rico remain to remind us of an era that, while gone, is still harbored within them.
In the same way that some structures carry time on their shoulders, we too want to observe its traces. Every place, of course, has anchors that halt time as it passes by. In Europe, the huge cathedrals are mute and impotent witnesses of history. Likewise, the old sugar mills of Puerto Rico remain to remind us of an era that, while gone, is still harbored within them.
November 15, 2018
Psyhi mou
ADRIANNE KALFOPOULOU
I am on the island of Patmos for Easter. Though I haven’t come for the holiday specifically. It so happens I’m off from work because it’s Easter, arguably the most important event in the Greek holiday calendar; Christ’s birth the less celebrated event as compared to his death as necessary prelude to resurrection.
I am on the island of Patmos for Easter. Though I haven’t come for the holiday specifically. It so happens I’m off from work because it’s Easter, arguably the most important event in the Greek holiday calendar; Christ’s birth the less celebrated event as compared to his death as necessary prelude to resurrection.
November 13, 2018
Poems from Puerto Rico: Mara Pastor
MARA PASTOR
Navels end sometimes. / Before that happens, / the body draws a road… / to the place of areolae / where you will calm your hunger. / Origin of anthill / of white light that from me / will return to you to teach us / that a navel ends / when another is / about to begin.
Navels end sometimes. / Before that happens, / the body draws a road… / to the place of areolae / where you will calm your hunger. / Origin of anthill / of white light that from me / will return to you to teach us / that a navel ends / when another is / about to begin.
November 12, 2018
TC Alumni Spotlight: Meghan Maria McCullough
MEGHAN MCCULLOUGH
Welcome to the TC Alumni spotlight, where we highlight the achievements of our former staff members! This month, we're checking in with Meghan McCullough, a former Senior Editorial Assistant and Amherst College Class of 2015.
Welcome to the TC Alumni spotlight, where we highlight the achievements of our former staff members! This month, we're checking in with Meghan McCullough, a former Senior Editorial Assistant and Amherst College Class of 2015.
Author Postcard Auction 2018
Don’t miss The Common’s annual author postcard auction! Bid for a chance to win a postcard from your favorite writer, handwritten for yourself or a person of your choice. A wonderful keepsake, just in time for the holidays!
Rule-Breaking is a Conscious Decision: an Interview with Willie Perdomo
WILLIE PERDOMO
After 25 years of trying to write poetry, I decided that if you scratch this poet, what you’ll ultimately find is storyteller.
After 25 years of trying to write poetry, I decided that if you scratch this poet, what you’ll ultimately find is storyteller.
November 8, 2018
Review: Oranges
JIMMY NEWBORG
As we came of age, for many of us, that confusion lingered but led to surprising, triumphant love once overcome. Gary Eldon Peter’s debut short story collection, Oranges, deftly portrays the life of its protagonist, Michael Dolin, as he navigates this trajectory from a childhood in Mason City, Iowa to adulthood in Minneapolis.
As we came of age, for many of us, that confusion lingered but led to surprising, triumphant love once overcome. Gary Eldon Peter’s debut short story collection, Oranges, deftly portrays the life of its protagonist, Michael Dolin, as he navigates this trajectory from a childhood in Mason City, Iowa to adulthood in Minneapolis.
