Writer. Chronic re-arranger of spaces. Essays in @the_rumpus @cogwbur @BostonGlobe @pangyrus. Top 5: multiculturalism/identity/media/art/place.
Boston, MA, USA
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Brazil's labor law (CLT Art. 129) mandates 30 consecutive calendar days of vacation (which includes weekends), equating to 20 actual working days off. The graphic contrasts calendar days for Brazil with working days for European nations, overstating Brazil's relative leave.
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How I hope that the anti-war teens and twenty-somethings can turn things around in Russia. An excellent read from @vkaramurza, who spent 12 years in Russian prison.
Yabloko may have been removed from the ballot, but the millions of Russians who oppose the war remain — and it is only a matter of time before Putin’s regime will be confronted again with this reality.
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What is it about @Erling? I wrote about 10 ways Haaland invited us in to stay a while, and why we need this Nordic escape. asyapartan.substack.com/p/th… #worldcup #haaland #erlinghaaland
Powerful essay about identity, prejudice, and punctuation that's 100% worth (y)our time. Guernica: The Hyphen’s Dream guernicamag.com/the-hyphens-… via @GuernicaMag
Ah, the weird weighted gym ropes. Called "battle ropes," it turns out. Read about them and other mind-boggling gym terms in my latest piece for @GlobeOpinion to add a bit of levity to your day.
“I imagine it happened like this. One day, on a Zoom call, corporate voted to reinvent the gym to lure new bodies to its dumbbells and those weird weighted ropes,” writes @apartan. “A return to office – gym edition.” #GlobeIdeas trib.al/bivwQoc
Kelly Horan, my wildly multi-talented editor at @GlobeOpinion, has written a stunning essay about her mother-in-law. Enjoy! Swan song: My mother-in-law, her myth, and me bostonglobe.com/2025/05/04/o… via @BostonGlobe
I loved speaking to @NicoleGLipson about how her essays - and her beautiful memoir-in-essays, Mothers and Other Fictional Characters - came into being, word by word. Thank you @brevitymag for giving our Q&A a wonderful home!
"I wanted to write a book that spoke to the many coexisting versions of ourselves, using my life as a case study to illustrate that women are complex, multidimensional, full human beings." ~ @NicoleGLipson interviewed by @apartan brevity.wordpress.com/2025/0…
Thank you, @cogwbur and @cloeax, for making a home for this piece. May life underground soon become a thing of the past. wbur.org/cognoscenti/2025/03…
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The third anniversary of the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. Three years of absolute heroism by our people.
Eternal memory to all who stood up in defense of our state and our people, giving their lives so that Ukraine may live.
Eternal gratitude to the fallen heroes—the gratitude of Ukraine, the gratitude of all free nations.
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My fabulously talented professor Megan Marshall (a Pulitzer winner for her biography work) is coming out with a new book of essays. You can read about them here, and check out one of her many upcoming events in the Boston area. nytimes.com/2025/02/09/books…
An update on the curse of Lenin's embalmed body: Putin's been advised "to remove Vladimir Lenin's body from a mausoleum in Moscow in order to seal his legacy as Moscow's leader." #https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/01/27/opinion/russia-putin-lenin-embalmed-soviet-history/
An important piece by @mashagessen as we enter Trump's second term and approach the 3rd warversary in Ukraine. I Spent Trump’s Inauguration in Ukraine. This Is What I Saw. nytimes.com/2025/01/21/opini…
Endless thanks to @The_Rumpus for publishing this. I hope everyone get to read this extraordinary, laugh-out-loud funny, devastating memoir. Part @navalny’s life story, part Russia’s, it’s also a playbook on resistance that we very much need today. therumpus.net/2024/12/10/pat…
My gifted friend BC Reynolds' writes: "I had my second IUD put in because my country elected a madman. It was the longest-lasting option I could find... and I expected this man I would never meet would try to strip away my rights as quickly as he could."
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My friend and fellow @Emerson_WLP-er Jen Zeuli has just published a stunning piece of flash and I feel so lucky to write alongside people who can craft such beauty with a pen. #flash #writing frazzledlit.com/p/genesis?ut…
Two phenomenally talented writers who inspire me daily sat down to have a conversation about a magical new essay collection. Check out @NicoleGLipson’s interview with Jerald Walker about his new book, “Magically Black” & make sure you get a copy! lareviewofbooks.org/article/…
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Don't wait – check your state's voter registration deadline today and make sure you're registered and ready to vote. And then share this with your friends and family so everyone's ready to vote early or by Election Day. VoteSaveAmerica.com/Obama
A misunderstood genius takes the stand. Or has AI come so far as to make something like this? In any case: superb material for SNL. Not for the White House.
A great conversation about climate, human behavior, and a bit of hope. via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/05/18/magaz…
