writings
On Common Ground: The Weight of an Empty Promise (A Critique)
published in volume one, sp 2023read here
Excerpt:
When I initially heard of Common Ground, I could not bring myself to fully believe in its mission. Silverman seeks to address our country’s “political and cultural divisions” through the act of mixing unique materials, “erasing the arbitrary borders of statehood, to create a single new material which will be used to make the project.”1 I’ve always been suspicious of the notion of a middle ground that involves setting something aside. In this type of exchange, it feels that I must always relinquish some deeper, more integral aspect of self as opposed to the other party. It’s an awful plasticky feeling to force yourself to be less demanding. Past just a feeling, it’s a resignation where I waive my right to an honest identity in exchange for safety. So, then, what? I’m supposed to lose? Accept reduction? For the sake of what in return, exactly?
⏰⏰⏰⏰Fat Halos and Whatnot
published in volume 1, fall 2022
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