T. A. AlstoninThe JT Lit ReviewWriting Outside of CapitalismEvery now and then Alex would see or hear something that appeared to be for no one but soon enough turned out to be for someone and, after…Mar 21, 2018Mar 21, 2018
T. A. AlstoninThe JT Lit ReviewIt’s All Relative: Thoughts on the Goodness and Badness of BooksBy Jon Bishop & T.A. AlstonAug 15, 2017Aug 15, 2017
T. A. AlstonA Negligent Reaction to Harvard University President Drew Faust’s Announcement to Step DownIn the wake of Drew Faust’s announcement to conclude her service as president of Harvard University, writer Alex Beam wrote a piece for The…Jun 29, 2017Jun 29, 2017
T. A. AlstonMarlon James and Being Black in AmericaMarlon James, a writer, professor, and author of the Man Booker Prize winning novel A Brief History of Seven Killings, wrote a brilliant…Jun 28, 2017Jun 28, 2017
T. A. AlstoninThe JT Lit ReviewOctavia Butler’s Bleak ParableWhen no influence is strong enough To unify people They divide. They struggle, One against one, Group against group, For survival…Jun 20, 2017Jun 20, 2017
T. A. AlstoninThe 263 Day ChallengeJuxtaposing Terrorist AttacksKabul v ManchesterMay 31, 2017May 31, 2017
T. A. AlstoninThe 263 Day ChallengeMy BrothersIt was a nice chill Saturday that I spent with my brothers. I took a few pictures.May 21, 2017May 21, 2017
T. A. AlstoninThe 263 Day ChallengeWhat I’m Reading NowAfter a slow month of reading, I’m finally done with Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I hate grading books on scale, but…May 20, 2017May 20, 2017
T. A. AlstoninThe 263 Day ChallengeWar As Normal (continued)I wrote a piece last month titled “War As Normal.” The basic gist of the piece is that as an American, I am so far removed from the…May 19, 2017May 19, 2017
T. A. AlstoninThe 263 Day ChallengeShoutout to the Student Protesters at Middlebury CollegeBecause they did nothing wrong?May 18, 2017May 18, 2017