#elie weisel

Jeanette Winterson, Lighthousekeeping

Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

Charles Wright, The Fever Toy

Marty Rubin

Neil Gaiman, Coraline

Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House

Jean Baudrillard, Cool Memories

Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl

A. L. Kitselman

Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl

Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

@riverisnotcool, Call Me By My Name

Elie Weisel, The Gates of the Forest

[Thanks Guillaume Gris]

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Full Moon over Orchard

Hiramatsu Reiji

Night is purer than day; it is better for thinking and loving and dreaming. At night everything is more intense, more true. The echo of words that have been spoken during the day takes on a new and deeper meaning. The tragedy of man is that he doesn't know how to distinguish between day and night. He says things at night that should only be said by day.

Today on The Easy Chair, I read two essays about what I believe is our ongoing moral imperative to remember the past and learn from it, and to the safeguard the health and richness of our collective national future. It’s a whole lot of important territory to cover in one short podcast, but the eloquent words of Elie Weisel and Libba Bray make it soul-stirring and resonant. The focus of this week's podcast is not about listening to my voice but using yours for the greater good. The takeaway: GET OUT THERE AND VOTE. This is a time for hope, not cynicism. I hope you’ll tune in to listen to these powerful essays, and even more, I hope you’ll be inspired to act.