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Mothering on the Borders

by Sari Botton April 25, 2019October 19, 2022

In this reported personal essay, Yifat Susskind reflects on what is revealed when we look at borders — and the violence and destructive policies that surround them — from the perspective of mothers.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

Mothering on the Borders

by Yifat Susskind April 25, 2019October 19, 2022

Yifat Susskind stands at three of the world’s most militarized borders and reflects on what is revealed about these zones of separation and violence when we see them from the perspective of mothers.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction

Mothering on the Borders

by Yifat Susskind April 25, 2019October 19, 2022

Yifat Susskind stands at three of the world’s most militarized borders and reflects on what is revealed about these zones of separation and violence when we see them from the perspective of mothers.

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Written On the Body: One Family’s History

by Krista Stevens February 19, 2019October 19, 2022

“We, as family, got so much from their trash. I never wanted to forget that I was the janitor’s kid before I was anything else.”

Posted inCrime, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Uncategorized

How the Border Patrol Threatens Civil Liberties Far from the Border

by Aaron Gilbreath October 9, 2018October 19, 2022

While ICE makes headlines, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency continues to detain and search American citizens far from the actual border, and it doesn’t need a warrant.

Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

To Tell the Story, These Journalists Became Part of the Story

by Martha Pskowski October 9, 2018October 19, 2022

In two recent books about immigrant families seeking asylum in the U.S., the authors’ attempts to help become part of their subjects’ stories.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Why We Cross the Border in El Paso

by Sari Botton August 30, 2018February 14, 2023

“I felt my mom’s grip tighten around my hand as dozens surged across the Rio Grande, the water waist-high. Adults held children in their arms or carried them in rebozos across their backs.”

Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Story

The Horse Was a Lie (The Horse Is Here With Us Now)

by Levi Vonk August 27, 2018October 19, 2022

In Mario Chard’s “Land of Fire,” was it the truth or a lie that killed the migrants in the desert? And what if that’s the wrong question? What if we say it was a horse?

Posted inNonfiction, Story

Smooth Spaces, Fuzzy Lives

by Rachel Andrews July 23, 2018October 19, 2022

The border of Northern Ireland was one Rachel Andrews thought she could never cross. Then it began to dissolve.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

Politics and Prose

by Marie Myung-Ok Lee May 18, 2018October 19, 2022

Marie Myung-Ok Lee finds herself conflicted about attending a controversial author’s reading and wonders: what does “speaking up” actually mean?

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