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The View From Nathan's Bus

Book Event, 12/6: Susanna Ryan and Nathan Vass in Conversation

My primary emotion upon reading Susanna Ryan's book version of her wildly popular Instagram feed, Seattle Walk Report, other than excitement, was of recognition. As in, someone...

Don’t Be Scared Of My Friends, Part II

Trigger warning: Language! It's a late night on the 7, after all... "Bitchass niggers," he opined, with fervor. "What I look like? Scared uh me, huh? You got a phone? Phone, you got a phone?" He was...

We Scream For It

We've all been there. You're standing over here, and they're over there, not too far from you. It's a public space. They're screaming. You...

Video: Nathan Vass Author Reading and Q&A

I love doing these things. Click here for the video—stories from the road, Tom and I on the book, and plenty of Q&A from a lively...

Returning to the 7, Pt II

What has it felt like, returning to the 7? I stepped away from the chaos to focus on art and school. Those twin pursuits continue,...

Returning to the 7, Pt I

I walk out to the parking garage, or to the bus stop home as the case may be, feeling the sensations of the day...

Emerson

“How you doin’!” I exclaimed, immediately realizing that given this man’s appearance I sounded way too enthusiastic. I couldn’t help myself: I was clam-happy...

Book Awards Recap, Plus Future Events

Thank you, lovelies, for coming out to these things. It moves me in ways I hope I intimate in my overly excited hugs and...