E Alice IsakSilence, Silencing, and Rape Culture: a meditation in three partsWhen I received an email recently from an unknown sender and cryptically titled “from your least favorite writer,” I was intrigued.May 11, 2016May 11, 2016
E Alice IsakOn Losing Venice: a meditation for the victims of Daniel Holtzclaw & other survivorsIn Italo Calvino’s novel Invisible Cities, Marco Polo describes 55 cities he has seen on his journeys to an aging Kublai Khan. His…Nov 4, 2015Nov 4, 2015
E Alice IsakQuiet please. The vulvas are talking.I’ve always been obsessive about using words correctly. About knowing both literal and connotative meanings. About finding le mot juste for…Oct 31, 2015Oct 31, 2015
E Alice IsakJust Cuz the Book’s Not Pornographic, Don’t Assume There’s Nothing Obscene Going OnAs a former high school English teacher — and longtime analyst of the US’s weird dance between puritanical prudery and enthusiastic…Sep 27, 2015Sep 27, 2015
E Alice IsakAdvice for the Unraped, Before Your Next Press AppearanceI’ll get to Damon Wayans — and his recent, egregious comments on Bill Cosby — in a moment. I’d like to start with a dim memory of a…Sep 8, 2015Sep 8, 2015