Elisa ChavezAt the Black Lives Memorial Garden, 12/27/23Dispatch from a barren field.Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 2023
Elisa Chavez“American Dirt” Chapters 6–10Find my commentary on chapters 1–5 here.Jan 27, 2020Jan 27, 2020
Elisa ChavezLiveblogging “American Dirt” Because My Roommate Has Work in the Morning and I Refuse to Be Alone…Hijo de la chingada. Actually, that’s not fair to la chingada.Jan 24, 20201Jan 24, 20201
Elisa ChavezNot Your Propagandist, Not Your PriestA weird manifesto for readers of my art.Jan 22, 2020Jan 22, 2020
Elisa ChavezWhat Does White-Guy Handwringing Over Sawant Say About Seattle?Do-nothing socialists, Latinas, and a more Black Panther approach to local activism.Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Elisa ChavezA Social Justice Heretic Looks Back on 20175 confessions and 1 resolutionDec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2017
Elisa ChavezMore Than a Feeling: When Anti-Racist Analysis Centers White Feelings AGAINMy uncle watched from the front steps for two minutes, then put his rag away and took a puff of a cigarette “it’s just so fucking boring”…Dec 1, 20171Dec 1, 20171
Elisa ChavezMy Heart & Mind Agree: Vote Teresa MosquedaDue to the personal nature of the Position 8 City Council race for me, this is a weird post. There are personal anecdotes, lists of…Oct 14, 2017Oct 14, 2017
Elisa ChavezThose Who Punch NazisDon’t worry, this isn’t dodecahedral hand-wringing about many sides blah blah. But far-left white people may not love what I‘m about to…Aug 22, 2017Aug 22, 2017
Elisa ChavezVote Jessyn Farrell, Mayoral MegazordWho knows why The Stranger declined to run my op ed? Maybe I don’t have Tim Eyman’s towering intellect. Maybe they’re just not that into…Jul 24, 2017Jul 24, 2017