Ç’est La Vie
My sister and I want a glass of wine, not because we are in Paris, but because we are still ourselves.
Introducing Four New Identity Theory Editors
These editors will be helping us select and produce quality fiction and nonfiction as well as other new features on the site.
Two Poems by Leigh Chadwick
"Frankie Cosmos Is a Good Band Name" and "Volcano Poem"
Mother Gardener
When Dad finally let me back in the garden, I said I was weeding, but really I was digging for my mom.
Interview: Ethel Rohan, Author of In The Event of Contact
"In a brutal-beautiful world, you bear witness, care down to your nerve endings, corral the light, and ease the dark. You also fail and f*ck up, again and again. It’s okay. It’s all par for the arena."
Captioning the Archives: New Books Released Nov. 16, 2021
This week brings new books from two past Identity Theory contributors.
Thank You for Welcoming Me Home
For Veterans Day, Christian Bauman proposes a linguistic correction inspired by those who served in Vietnam.
6 New Books Released November 9, 2021
6 new books published November 9, 2021 come from Michael Connelly, Louise Erdrich, Lily King, Natashia Deon, Juny Yun, and Leslie Pietrzyk.
inheritance
no one will claim this pain. not even my mother,
who handed this hummingbird heart to me in the womb.
A Flash As Intense As It Is Solitary
That’s the way everything begins and ends in Ohio—in a flash as intense as it is solitary.