June 30, 2016
Most People Are Not Your Friends
In the fifth grade, I was friends with a girl on my street. Best friends—though we did not wear those Be Fri / St Ends necklaces—a heart split in two—each […]
February 4, 2016
Inclining toward Obscurity: On Ferrante and Lost Friends
1. Not long ago, I came to the last page of the final book in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series. I had put off that moment as long as possible—nursing the […]