COMMENTARY: "We made signs and protested — not because protesting is sufficient, but because it is one way for my children to fit into the long history of channeling anger into action," writes Anri Wheeler / 杏莉: wbur.fm/3O6ew5o

A queer woman whose parents immigrated to the US, Neema Avashia doesn't fit the image many may have about Appalachians. cnn.it/3cf3oGb Sunday at 10 p.m. ET/PT #UnitedShades heads to Appalachia to show what it’s really like in this misunderstood region.

Didn’t know I had this piece in me, and I’m so very grateful to Sara Shukla and Cloe Axelson for helping me see that I did. 🙏🏼❤️

COMMENTARY: "We must look through the prism of our individual and collective pasts to be able to see with clarity that which we are called to change," writes Anri Wheeler / 杏莉: wbur.fm/3cf83b6

#DeptofCongrats: Anri Wheeler / 杏莉's essay "There's Nothing New About Normal" was a finalist in Pangyrus Literary Magazine' 2021 nonfiction contest and will appear in their upcoming print edition, "Visions Toward a Less Divided America." ✍️ ow.ly/XCgF50JYG5o

We sang this at my 6th grade graduation. Then summers at camp. I was already a puddle from watching Joni sing Both Sides Now by the time I hit play on this vid. Then my girls (freshly back from camp) started immediately singing along &😭😭. What a gift ❤️ youtu.be/b5OIlK1g3yA

#DeptofCongrats: Memoir Incubator grad @JWProkowiew's review of GEORGE MICHAEL: A LIFE was published in Pangyrus Literary Magazine. He thanks Alysia Abbott, Alexis Chen Johnson, & Caroline Stowell for their help, & Anri Wheeler / 杏莉 for making the editorial process so fun. ✍️ ow.ly/ip2J50Kb50U

These U.S. Open commentators. SMH. Please 🤐🤐🤐 we are trying to watch the 🐐🐐🐐 do her thing.

Can't wait for this! So much goodness in one place.

What a fun and thought-provoking Boston Book Festival panel to be a part of! A really great conversation with @JoshundaSanders, K, and Anri Wheeler / 杏莉. #bbfest2022 📷: Caitlin Thorn

I am forever grateful to Cognoscenti for publishing my words over the years. Happy anniversary, and much love to the Cog family. ❤️🙏

📣 Today, we’re thrilled to present the first episode of Before Me, a five-part series chronicling the journey of journalist Lisa Phu's mother, Lan, from Cambodia to America. It’s a refugee’s story told from mother to daughter, but it’s also much, much more than just one story.

#AWP23 was overwhelming, sure. But also, it was lovely to be able to see so many friends and mentors and lodestars in-person for the first time in years. Art isn’t just about the writing. It’s also about who you’re writing alongside.

On this Marathon Monday, I’m happy to share this short essay I wrote about my own experience running the race. Thank you to Boston.com for selecting and publishing it. boston.com/community/book…

"While I don’t think Disney movies can solve the very real issues plaguing society today, I do believe that rewriting narratives is a piece of the puzzle." Anri Wheeler / 杏莉 on the importance (and limits) of representation. lithub.com/my-mother-was-…

#VibeCheckPod live WBUR CitySpace was EVERYTHING. As was getting my book signed by Saeed before the taping, and Zach commenting on my jumpsuit. Thank you both for your generosity of spirit and for encouraging us all to find our joy. Sam, you were missed. ❤️

I’m so deeply grateful to Pangyrus Literary Magazine - and especially to Anri Wheeler / 杏莉 for giving my Danish musings a home and for her talents as an editor and a human. Also huge thanks to Amanda Lewis, & to Michael Favala Goldman for bringing Tove Ditlevsen into my world with his brilliant translation.

Read this gorgeous essay by Asya Partan