One Hundred
I keep a list of the men I sleep with since the last time I slept with you. What he does to me. What I do to him. What we do together. Some men end up on several lists. You have your own list.
Drawing out the Truth: Creative Nonfiction as Comic
In Syncopated: an Anthology of Nonfiction Picto-Essays (Villard, 2009), editor Brendan Burford seeks to expand the dialogue that works like Maus have begun. Within this large-format collection, Burford has assembled an ambitious collection of comics-as-essay ranging from personal narrative, to biography, to literary journalism and more.
Some with Bicycles, Some Without: The Women of the Rumpus
Women of color, lesbian women, straight women, youthful women, mature women, and even possibly crazy women are included in this first volume. Some of the women take off their clothes and some commit suicide; others refuse to do either. At times the diversity can seem contrived, but for the most part, this is a solid...
Consider the Lobster: Defining the Elusive Genius
A look at David Foster Wallace’s 2006 collection of essays reveals much more than admiration for a body of literary work.
Twenty-First Century Twenty-Something
In this quickly moving, thoroughly modern American society, so much is being offered- opportunities, information, and even relationships. When I consider just how much is available, I feel something spiked and electric coiling in my chest. It's not affection (close but not yet) and sometimes, it feels like anxiety. ...
Call for Readers
Xenith extends its hand to all bibliophiles. Send us your essays, your book reviews, your literary and cultural criticism. Writing would not be here were it not for reading.
Knowledge and Wisdom, Wheels and Brakes
The greatest love of a creative mind is a difficult dilemma. When met with a seemingly unsolvable problem, an active mind kicks it up a gear, rolling along at blazing speeds. No task is too daunting for creative thinkers.
Men in the Off Hours: Three Things to Love about Anne Carson
A look at Anne Carson's collection, Men in the Off Hours, reminds us that there are many things that make the Canadian poet a pleasure to read.
Call for Staff Writers
The change in seasons has us charged up and ambitious. To help us cope with all this energy, we’re looking for new writers to contribute in any way they can.
Money, Controversy, and Politics: The Passage of Healthcare Reform
[...] The most common obstacle to treatment and ordering diagnostic tests are the very insurance companies that patients cannot afford treatment without. They require the doctors and their staff to go through a prior authorization process that is almost always tied up in useless bureaucracy. Last week, I saw a patient who could not go...
Grrrl Art
[...] I remember sitting with a group of women, half of them women of color and the other half were white. We talked about power, about how an internal sense of agency materializes into action. Us white girls had been taught that it was never our fault if we got hurt. We had...
The Pleasure and Pain of Lovers and Readers