Philly area folks--exciting upcoming event on Friday, March 27! World premiere, “American Martyr,” inspired by the book *Murder in a Mill Town,* by Bruce Dorsey @profbrucedorsey.bsky.social, Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College. Free and open to the public.
So proud of my NYU PhD advisee Emilie Connolly! Congratulations to Emilie and to Beth Lew Williams, too--wonderful news all around.
"You talkin' to me?"
Conversations with fellow writers, almost daily, offering evidence for the Magic 8 Ball's prediction.
"You talkin' to me?"
"Empty bolt holes and shadows are all that remains on the brick walls where explanatory panels were displayed . . . One woman cried silently at their absence. . . . A hand-lettered sign said 'Slavery was real.'" . . . It's all connected.
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
AHA member @marthahodes.bsky.social wrote a book about a formative experience in her life—in 1970, at 12 years old she was held hostage for a week inside an airplane in the Jordan desert. Read her Member Spotlight to learn how she used her historical research training for this project. 🗃️
Thank you, American Historical Association! @historians.org
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A wonderful evening in conversation with Ben Yagoda, discussing Ben’s latest book, *Alias O. Henry: A Novel* at Pete’s Tavern, O. Henry’s famous New York City haunt. Congratulations, Ben, on this masterful work of historical fiction!
Right after college, in the early 1980s, I served with VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), working with Southeast Asian refugees--Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, Hmong, Minh: Yes, the ignorance of history called out here. Exactly this. 👇👇
"You talkin' to me?"
My parents, both principal Martha Graham dancers, would have been pleased.
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New York area friends, I'm looking forward to this conversation, this Thursday, December 4. Join us if you can!
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Ditto.
"Free gift" anyone?
As a veteran of city rallies, I found No Kings Day in the trending-blue Philly suburbs fascinating: hundreds of protestors lining the Baltimore Pike (peacefully avoiding interactions with mingling MAGAs), while cars honked in solidarity (with MAGA middle fingers mixed in). A beautiful afternoon.
As a veteran of city rallies, I found No Kings Day in the trending-blue Philly suburbs fascinating: hundreds of protestors lining the Baltimore Pike (peacefully avoiding interactions with mingling MAGAs), while cars honked in solidarity (with MAGA middle fingers mixed in). A beautiful afternoon.
Thrilling.
More thoughtful and intense than "happy hour"! Thank you, Yale Club of New York, for last night's event about *My Hijacking.*
Incredible new bookstore in Swarthmore, Pa.! Thrilled to be there at the ribbon-cutting!
Wonderful evening last night at Rotary Arts, in conversation with brilliant poet Nat Anderson, Swarthmore College, talking about *My Hijacking.* Great audience!
Linda Hodes, 1931 - 2025. She was the oldest living Martha Graham dancer.
Are we back to this? "Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, Malay and red...on separate continents....that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix" (recounted in Loving v. Virginia, 1967, striking down laws against marriage across racial categories).
A wonderful evening at The Quadrangle in Haverford, PA . . . even though a lightning strike and phenomenal storm meant no lights or tech! No matter. The audience was so engaged, with beautiful, caring questions. Thank you. (pic taken before the lights went out)
So happy I rushed to buy it at the Corner Bookstore on Madison Ave.! (I almost don't want to start it because I don't want to be finished reading it.)
History-relevant messages at Philadelphia's No Kings protest today.
Let's all take a moment to read the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. It's only one sentence.
Great in the late 70s too!!!
