#representation

Representation Kills/Representation Gives Life

Representation: How something is depicted. However ‘realistic’ texts may seem to be, they involve some form of transformation....

An Editor Can Uphold or Dismantle Systemic Racism

Photo from Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s blog post “Scholastic, and a Faustian Bargain.” Love in the Library is a children’s book by Maggie...

“Five Reasons Why Representation Matters”

“Everything Everywhere All At Once’s” sweep of the Academy Awards was a giant win for Pan-Asian representation in American film, LGBTQ...

A Few Thoughts on “Playing Both Sides”

My mom’s a Puerto Rican, my dad’s a Jew , and I grew up in The Bronx. Last week on LinkedIn, Linda Espinosa Valencia reposted a TikTok of...

REPRESENTATION: In Education, in the World and on the Page

Inspired by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, I recently got me some hoops. At a recent Town Hall meeting, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke of her...

Rewriting Your Own Story is Sometimes the Most Important Revision of All

This girl thought she’d made all the mistakes, until she realized she’d gained all the wisdom. Or some of it. Whether I’m editing,...