Alternate histories always evoke questions of what could have been.
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Steven Millhauser's short story "Phantoms” invites readers to consider the phantoms that haunt them. Jon considers his phantoms and how they expose his complicity in perpetuating prejudice against trans people.
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Beth Cato and V.E. Schwab
After a politically tumultuous 2016, Jon seeks solace in the fantasy worlds of Beth Cato and V.E. Schwab.
Read moreDocility and Rage: Exploring Performance and Blackness in "The Ballad of Black Tom"
Is the world ready to say goodbye to the docile black man trope?
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Authors love to taunt troubled characters with mirrors.
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