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Growing Like a Weed
Social class and homemade athleticism + I’m not an influencer + a mega-list of all the movement stuff I kinda like now.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Apr 16
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'essaying' LIVE: A Recap
Dr. Jessie Wilkerson and I talked about Dolly + tattoos + the time Chic's Nile Rodgers dragged the white country superstar for appropriating disco.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Apr 13
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craft: You're No Stevie Wonder.
It's hard to rewrite the “Happy Birthday” song + stories I didn't tell in rewriting the Dolly narrative + my magic ratio for mainstream publishing.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Apr 8
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Peer Review
Cheers to good decisions + Big Boat Drama + The Vivian peer reviews my latest essay
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Apr 2
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New Money
Reflecting on new money and old selves + readings on race and class in the South that aren't J.D. Vance in honor of the Amazon workers union drive.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Mar 31
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ODT: What are you proud of this week?
Hey y’all. I am not often proud of myself. Sometimes I feel deep satisfaction but pride goes against my upbringing. The last seven years have be…
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Mar 28
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Resisting the Call of Exceptionalism
In this world, you better know who is going to show up for you in a fight + some things I hope you will read when you get a chance.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Mar 25
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'The Daughters of Dolly' and the Limits of Our Racial Imagination
The limit of drag's radical subversion + a surprising heir to Dolly's throne
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Mar 22
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Ooh-ooh, Subscribers First! essaying Goes Live
An invitation to sign-up for our chat with Dr. Jessie Wilkerson and why I need this so badly.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Mar 19
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Questions for the first essaying Live!
Dr. Jessie Wilkerson is our first essaying Live guest. Let’s show her a good time by having some fun questions for her, okay? If you haven’t had…
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Mar 18
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I Cut Barack Obama
Writing ledes that go where the train is going
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Mar 16
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This Joke Is About Me, and I Am Uncomfortable
March events and an essaying live discussion
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Mar 12
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