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A review by zoes_human
It Occurs to Me That I Am America: New Stories and Art by Jonathan Santlofer
emotional
3.0
It Occurs to Me That I Am America is a decent attempt at a multicultural anthology in response to the election of Trump. Regrettably, the voices within are still predominantly white and cisgender voices despite offering greater diversity than most other collections. Given the topic of the collection, I expected better. I am please, however, that the authors opted to donate their proceeds to the ACLU.
The contents consist predominantly of contemporary short stories with some historical and dystopian tales as well. You will also find a couple of poems and a few essays.
Of particular note:
The Party Bliss Broyard
A initially straightforward seeming contemporary short story hides a subtle allegory
Listen< Susan Minot
Is this a poem or a play? It could be either. Whatever it is, it is powerful and true.
If They Come in the Morning S.J. Rozan
This gave me chills. Absolute chills.
The contents consist predominantly of contemporary short stories with some historical and dystopian tales as well. You will also find a couple of poems and a few essays.
Of particular note:
The Party Bliss Broyard
A initially straightforward seeming contemporary short story hides a subtle allegory
Listen< Susan Minot
Is this a poem or a play? It could be either. Whatever it is, it is powerful and true.
If They Come in the Morning S.J. Rozan
This gave me chills. Absolute chills.