On the Bodies of Slave Women

Trigger warning – Mentions of rape and rape culture. “It was on the bodies of slave women that slavery was codified.” — Stephanie McCurry In 1662, Virginia – my home state – passed the Hereditary Slave Law, which said that the...

Grammar Is Not Sexy, But It Is Necessary

It’s not glamorous or sexy, as my first teaching mentor used to tell her class of freshman composition students.  It’s not luxurious or lush – but like taking out the garbage or cleaning out the cat litter or changing the oil – it’s...