Recto: On Becoming an Artist by Karen Walrond
I am an artist.
This is the first time I’ve ever typed that sentence. I
am an artist. It feels strange to do so, even as my fingers rapidly
tap the letters on my keyboard to form the statement. While my intellect
can comprehend this statement, it’s taking a bit longer for my soul to
understand [...]
Verso: My So-Called Writing Life by Susan Wagner
People ask me all the time what I “do” and I have been wondering, recently, when exactly I will be able to say to people, without laughing
or cringing, “I’m a writer.”
Because really,what does that mean? I am a writer.
Everyone writes. When I was a teacher–an adjunct, actually, which
meant that I taught in universities but [...]
