I wrote short stories when I was a teenager, but they weren't any good and I kinda knew it.
John DarnielleIt's a cliché to state that one should think like a child, but it's clear that kids know something that the world tries to make you unlearn later in life.
John DarnielleMen tend to dominate whatever public discourse they participate in, and another big part of feminism is to let women have their say. Men's voices can be welcome at the table, but there is a time and a place, and maybe it's now, for men to make a little less noise, make their needs less known, and listen to the needs of others.
John DarnielleThe South actually has a very strong tradition of activism. The civil rights movement came from down here! It was black activists demanding that their voices be heard. People say these are red states. No they're not!
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