Asya Partan
@apartan
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Writer. Chronic re-arranger of spaces. Essays in @the_rumpus @cogwbur @BostonGlobe @pangyrus. Top 5: multiculturalism/identity/media/art/place.
Boston, MA, USA
Joined April 2007
My fabulously talented professor Megan Marshall (a Pulitzer winner for her biography work) is coming out with a new book of essays. You can read about them here, and check out one of her many upcoming events in the Boston area.
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An update on the curse of Lenin's embalmed body: Putin's been advised "to remove Vladimir Lenin's body from a mausoleum in Moscow in order to seal his legacy as Moscow's leader." #https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/01/27/opinion/russia-putin-lenin-embalmed-soviet-history/
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An important piece by @mashagessen as we enter Trump's second term and approach the 3rd warversary in Ukraine. I Spent Trump’s Inauguration in Ukraine. This Is What I Saw.
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Endless thanks to @The_Rumpus for publishing this. I hope everyone get to read this extraordinary, laugh-out-loud funny, devastating memoir. Part @navalny’s life story, part Russia’s, it’s also a playbook on resistance that we very much need today.
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@brecht_dp Congratulations!! Look forward to reading it - looks like it's not up yet, pls let us know when it is
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My gifted friend BC Reynolds' writes: "I had my second IUD put in because my country elected a madman. It was the longest-lasting option I could find... and I expected this man I would never meet would try to strip away my rights as quickly as he could."
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My friend and fellow @Emerson_WLP-er Jen Zeuli has just published a stunning piece of flash and I feel so lucky to write alongside people who can craft such beauty with a pen. #flash #writing
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@judithclaire25 Well it looks like at least 21 of us have read it, and I can for one say that I absolutely loved your essay in @TheSunMagazine , go back to it regularly for inspiration, and really look forward to your book.
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Two phenomenally talented writers who inspire me daily sat down to have a conversation about a magical new essay collection. Check out @NicoleGLipson’s interview with Jerald Walker about his new book, “Magically Black” & make sure you get a copy!
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RT @BarackObama: Don't wait – check your state's voter registration deadline today and make sure you're registered and ready to vote. And t…
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@TheBookerPrizes @ShubhaSunder’s “Boomtown Girl.” Exquisite vessel of a collection that’s transported me into another world (Bangalore) at once new and familiar. Recommend it so very highly.
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A misunderstood genius takes the stand. Or has AI come so far as to make something like this? In any case: superb material for SNL. Not for the White House.
Trump: It must be because of my relationship with M.I.T., very smart, I say, what would happen if the boat sank, and you have this tremendously powerful battery, and the battery is now underwater…. Do I get electrocuted or do I jump over by the shark?
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@elonmuskADO No one I know calls it X. Only Twitter. And the thing you post is a Tweet, not an X. @elonmusk please change it back. Give us this little win. It can only build brand love.
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@kenburns’ speech @BrandeisU is one of the most thoughtful, nuanced, deeply human things I’ve seen & something I think we all desperately need to hear and heed in this complicated time. Listen. There’s only “us.” The dividing lines, we draw ourselves. @ 47m #lifelessons #history
I was honored to speak at the Brandeis Univ. commencement today. Congrats to the graduates and their families. Thank you @BrandeisU
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@AVallee_Writes @GrubWriters @BMatteau It was SO good to see you and catch up! Glad we have another date on the books.
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