Against a Corrective Narrative
By Scott Dievendorf, Fiction Editor It’s a familiar narrative—our protagonist plunges into the depths of hell, witnesses a world unparalleled to that on earth (horrifying, challenging, against common virtue), undergoes... Read More
Transgender Day of Remembrance
You may write me down in history With your bitter twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. –Maya Angelou, from “Still I Rise”... Read More
Small Town Politics
By Zinzi Clemmons, Managing Editor I am nearing my last day of a month-long writing residency in rural Nebraska. I have spent the time on a farm with a handful... Read More
A Picture Perfect 2013 Family
by Stacy Parker Le Melle I’d just like to say a few unfiltered words about what I see when I see Bill de Blasio with his family. When I see Bill... Read More
Walter White and Bleeding Brown: On Breaking Bad’s Race Problem
by Chris Prioleau, Co-Editor in Chief During its run, Breaking Bad was one of the best shows on television. It was as intense and scintillating as anything ever broadcast; the... Read More
Not Just Guilty: A White Response to the George Zimmerman Case
This is the first of two essays that reflect on what has happened in the months since the trial of George Zimmerman. You can read Apogee’s original response to the... Read More