Monthly Archives: May 2014

Amina Cain’s Creature is very much alive

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Cathy Borders

Myself, alone, in my bed, is a story. Creature is a quiet place. It’s deliberate, clean, and deeply personal. Delicate too, and therefore deceptively strong. I imagine Amina Cain staring at a block of marble until the story takes shape. … Continue reading →

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Fuck The Virgin Suicides

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Cathy Borders

Seriously, fuck this persistent trope of glorifying and preserving the innocent, pretty girl victim, and especially fuck the cultural obsession with “virginity.” Virginity is a social construct. It is impossible to define without making it glaringly obvious that its perimeters … Continue reading →

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