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“Unshuttered” Fills 19th-Century Archival Silences with Staggering Sound

Patricia Smith’s poems demonstrate the archive is both incomplete and endless.

Jun 30, 2023

“Unshuttered” Fills 19th-Century Archival Silences with Staggering Sound

Jun 30, 2023

J.P. Brammer’s “¡Hola Papi!”: Memoir Turned Delightful Survival Guide

The popular LGBTQ advice columnist gets even more personal in essays about sexuality, race, and authority.

Mar 31, 2021

J.P. Brammer’s “¡Hola Papi!”: Memoir Turned Delightful Survival Guide

Mar 31, 2021

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The Interlude

Jab Jams: An Upbeat Vaccination Playlist

Songs to dance to after a year of melancholic pandemic playlists.

Mar 19, 2021

Jab Jams: An Upbeat Vaccination Playlist

Mar 19, 2021

Published in
The Interlude

Spring pushed Winter off the Empire State last night

A poem.

Mar 19, 2021

Spring pushed Winter off the Empire State last night

Mar 19, 2021

This $25 Alligator Conquers Cramps (and Sadness)

Warmies sells a menagerie of heating pads that combine comfort and cuteness.

Mar 9, 2021

This $25 Alligator Conquers Cramps (and Sadness)

Mar 9, 2021

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The Interlude

“WandaVision” Proves Grief Has Always Been an Act of Creation

But Wanda Maximoff’s pain illustrates the danger of indulging in fantasies of a lost future.

Mar 5, 2021

“WandaVision” Proves Grief Has Always Been an Act of Creation

Mar 5, 2021

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The Startup

Architecture-Adjacent Attire for the Urbanist in All of Us

We can’t live as gargoyles atop the Chrysler Building, but we can dress like it.

Mar 3, 2021

Architecture-Adjacent Attire for the Urbanist in All of Us

Mar 3, 2021

Published in
The Startup

Texas Freeze Dispatch: Eradicate Open Concept Floor Plans Forever

Prolonged power failure and freezing temps have reignited my loathing for this popular HGTV design.

Feb 18, 2021

Texas Freeze Dispatch: Eradicate Open Concept Floor Plans Forever

Feb 18, 2021

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The Interlude

Resources for Texans During Ongoing Freeze and Power Failures

Texans need your help, not your ridicule.

Feb 17, 2021

Resources for Texans During Ongoing Freeze and Power Failures

Feb 17, 2021

Crow’s Feet are Good, Actually

These wrinkles remind me that I’ve survived long enough to age.

Feb 10, 2021

An abstract face with a single, piercing eye that has a crow’s foot where winged eyeliner normally goes.

Feb 10, 2021

Maggie Chirdo

Maggie Chirdo

Aspiring caretaker of a haunted greenhouse. Former Co-EIC at The Interlude. Words in Entropy Magazine, Bitch Media, Texas Observer, NYU Local, and more.

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