Should Have Been

I wrote as a

by

I wrote as a kid, but I never wanted to be a writer particularly. I had been drawing and painting for years and loved that. And I meditate, and one time when I was meditating, I started thinking, Gee Gail, you love stories — you read all the time. How come you never tell yourself … Read more

One of my favorite

by

One of my favorite – well, my favorite, favorite, absolute favorite event to go to is Alfre Woodard has a party that I call the blacktress party. It’s, like, black actresses that either have been nominated for an Oscar or should have been, and it sort of is just a night where we all get … Read more

Then began an experience

by

Then began an experience that turned my life around-working on a book with a black kid as hero. None of the manuscripts I’d been illustrating featured any black kids-except for token blacks in the background. My book would have him there simply because he should have been there all along. Years before I had cut … Read more

What war? said the

by

What war? said the Prime Minister sharply. No one has said anything to me about a war. I really think I should have been told. I’ll be damned, he said defiantly, if they shall have a war without consulting me. What’s a cabinet for, if there’s not more mutual confidence than that? What do they … Read more

[Fireheart] was interrupted by

by

[Fireheart] was interrupted by a screech from Cloudtail. Fireheart! Fireheart, Brightpaw isn’t dead! Fireheart spun around and raced across the clearing to crouch beside Brightpaw. Her white-and-ginger fur, which, she had always kept so neatly groomed, was spiky with drying blood. On one side of her face the fur was torn away, and there was … Read more

I believe C++ instills

by

I believe C++ instills fear in programmers, fear that the interaction of some details causes unpredictable results. Its unmanageable complexity has spawned more fear-preventing tools than any other language, but the solution should have been to create and use a language that does not overload the whole goddamn human brain with irrelevant details. Erik Naggum