The AI Issue

Plus: Fave news & views, a look back at the Black Arts Movement, plenty o' reading recs, and more

Jun 30 • 

Deesha Philyaw

30

Friends of My Mind

Navigating tenderness, queer dispatches from the Black Film Archives, my daughters' stepmom, and more

Jun 23 • 

Deesha Philyaw

39

Father's Day

The first time I attempted to write about my father, it was an indictment

Jun 15 • 

Deesha Philyaw

29

It's Been a Minute

My good art friends, being the basic bitch of titles, and book recs galore

Jun 14 • 

Deesha Philyaw

39

May 2025

And we're back...

Grief, my latest trashy obsession, the last writer I had dinner with, and more

May 8 • 

Deesha Philyaw

48

March 2025

A No-Frills Check-in

Me being judgy, my last date before the pandemic, the last writer I had dinner with, and a little more

Mar 20 • 

Deesha Philyaw

30

February 2025

Celebrating in the midst of chaos

Happy Black History Month to all who agitate, the PEN/Faulkner longlist, the last writer I had dinner with, and more

Feb 4 • 

Deesha Philyaw

37

January 2025

Sometimes you gotta pop out and apologize to people

My mea culpa, a eulogy for Fudgie, the last writer I had dinner with, prizes and workshops to apply for, and more

Jan 16 • 

Deesha Philyaw

43

Destiny O. Birdsong on Navigating Censorship in Storytelling

On feeling slut-shamed and when (and how) to push back against editors, on the latest episode of Ursa Short Fiction

Jan 15 • 

Deesha Philyaw

9

December 2024

Protect Ya Neck: On Writers Getting Got

Plus brief takes on movies, menopause, memoir, and more

Dec 29, 2024 • 

Deesha Philyaw

47

20 Christmases

On grief, the holidays, and the promise I'm making to myself

Dec 25, 2024 • 

Deesha Philyaw

78

"Fuck Nev," or How Dawnie Walton's First Novel Found Its Groove

On the latest episode of Ursa Short Fiction, Dawnie and I chat about her polyphonic debut, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

Dec 18, 2024 • 

Deesha Philyaw

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