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It’s the anniversary of the execution of George Junius Stinney Jr. He was 14 years old and so tiny he had to sit on a Bible for his head to reach the helmet of the electric chair. 70 years later he was exonerated. Remember his name. Continue the good fight. Mercy. Mercy. Mercy.
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Some personal news.
Love and thanks to
@CBSSunday
+
@JimAxelrod
for such a beautiful piece.
In this Sunspot, "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" bandleader
@JonBatiste
and bestselling author
@suleikajaouad
, tell
@JimAxelrod
why they decided to get married in a secret ceremony back in February.
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TSA Agent: Where are you from?
Me: NYC
TSA Agent: Where are you originally from?
Me: I was born in NYC
TSA Agent: Where is your name from?
🙄
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Quintin Jones was executed around 6:40 pm, Texas time. Justice was not served. The world is not a better place because Quin is gone. May his memory expand our capacity for grace and mercy. May it fuel us to fight for a better, more compassionate, more just, more humane world.
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Quintin Phillippe Jones is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on May 19. Today I tell the story of our friendship and share this interview in the hope that it will save his life.
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We sent Quin off the best way we knew how, with a second line through speaker phone. Fly away, Quin. Rest in power. 💔
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It was the greatest honor of my life to give this
@TEDTalks
. To anyone who has had their life interrupted at some point—whether it’s by the ripcord of a diagnosis, or some other kind of trauma or heartbreak that brought you to the floor—this is for you.
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Quin’s last words, to me, to all of us: “Keep doing the good work.”
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“If you’re listening to this, I’ve probably been executed already.”
2 weeks ago, when I visited Quintin Jones on death row, he recorded these last official words—of gratitude and compassion with a bit of his trademark humor. I hoped never to have to share them, but here we are.
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When patients are in their final hours, it is the workers who sit bedside, holding round-the-clock vigils. They pride themselves on their policy: No prisoner here dies alone. My first story for
@nytmag
:
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Before Quin entered the execution chamber he called me for the last time. He was sad but so grateful that his story had touched those who didn’t even know they needed to be touched. He hoped people would pick up the pebble and throw it into the next pond, and let it ripple out.
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1. Many are chiming in w/ snappy responses about what I should have said. This is a privilege that those being profiled & policed don't have
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2. I’m all for a witty retort, but mouthing off to an official does not go down well for people of color or those of us with muslim names.
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3. Being questioned about the origin of your name in a security setting is not “idle curiosity.”
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While in line to board my flight a gate agent asked me to step to the side. Although I knew I’d done nothing wrong, my stomach twisted into a thousand knots. To have a Muslim name and live in America is to have your sense of safety & belonging demolished again and again.
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Writing this book was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and I was full of doubt that I would ever finish it. To read this gorgeous review is surreal. I don’t mean that metaphorically—it literally doesn't feel real.
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5. Devastating to me that my name makes you feel unsafe.
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6. I’ll be sure to name my future daughter Susan. JK. I’m thinking Sahara Jaouad. Can you handle it?
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Of course, this is not only about the ways our criminal justice system failed Quintin Jones. There are many Quins in our country—too many to count. The question I’m left with, at the heart of all this, is: Who as a society do we want to be?
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We are a nation that prides itself on second chances. Quintin Jones is clear-eyed that he deserves to be in prison for the rest of his life. He hasn’t forgotten his crime, and he’s not asking us to forgive or to forget. But he is seeking redemption.
#SaveQuintinJones
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To have my first book debut as a NYT bestseller is a dream I never dared dream come true. And what a thrill to be sandwiched between two goddesses!
And to those of you who got yourselves a copy—this is all thanks to you.
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The cause of death on Quin’s death certificate—like all those executed—will read “HOMICIDE.” Meeting killing with more killing is not justice. Vengeance is not justice. True justice is restorative. It’s repairing harm, not perpetuating it.
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No small irony that on the same day Quin was executed,
@GovAbbott
signed the most restrictive anti-abortion bill in the country. “In Texas, we work to save those lives,” he said of the heartbeat bill. But to be truly pro-life is to believe that all life is precious and sacred.
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We make examples of people all the time. But the greatest example that can be made of Quintin Phillippe Jones is that human beings are capable of redemption and reconciliation, deserving of mercy and grace.
#SaveQuintinJones
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Sometimes the best thing you can do when you have a book deadline is to watch an entire season of Grace and Frankie while fawning over your dog son.
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Just saw my oncologist for my annual check up. We had very little to talk about health-wise, for once. Instead: he asked me what the hold up on babies is, if my transplant was worth it, and blew me a kiss goodbye.
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Anyone ever suspect that the universe and your therapist are colluding to break your bank account? Asking for a friend.
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Whenever I feel scared or defeated, I make a list of all the hard things I've survived. There's a weird comfort in remembering the body's track record of resilience, and the spirit's ability to adapt and thrive in circumstances that once seemed daunting, even impossible.
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Celebrating 4 yrs post bone marrow transplant today and my magical healing drug of choice: a good book!
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Revising my resume to include “very stable genius” and “like, really smart”
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Today was a total nightmare. This poem by Lucille Clifton helped a little:
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A subway commute is never wasted time when you have a good book to read
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Quin had worked so hard to atone for his past and “to turn a negative into a positive,” as he put it. Quin’s family saw this—they forgave him, they pleaded not to be retraumatized with another loss. His execution will never make sense to me.
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What could you do with 100 days? My column about a radical life change I've made and the challenges of survivorship
http://t.co/037DsIujgG
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Quin’s family is modeling restorative justice, where harm is repaired, not perpetuated. As Quin wrote: “The forgiveness from my great aunt [Mattie], along with the love and support of others over the years has played a major role in my growth both on the inside and out.”
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I tweeted an exchange I had with a TSA agent at Boston Logan airport last week and the responses have been interesting, to say the least.
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Today’s newsletter is a gentle rant against platitudes like “everything happens for a reason.”
Embedded in such sayings is an impulse to fix the unfixable, to paper over discomfort, to hedge against mortality. I write about what's really needed: real talk
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Every senator should have to spend a day in a pediatric cancer ward before they can vote on the Obamacare repeal bill.
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VACCINATED! Side effects include: elation, profound relief & a deep bow of gratitude to our amazing frontline workers.
Also some pretty intense pizza cravings, so I’m off to eat a whole pie
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In this week's newsletter, I wrote about the body and the conflicted relationship I have with mine—how I viewed it as a burden, how all that has changed. You'll also find an essay + writing prompt from my sweet friend
@TashaYglesias
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4. I’ve heard many responses in the vein of: I'm glad they questioned you about your name's origin, it ensures the safety of our country.
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Yesterday
@GovAbbott
ignored pleas from the NAACP, the European Union, and many other political and religious leaders to delay Quin’s execution in order to investigate concerns that the clemency denial was tainted by racial bias. Yet another failure of transparency.
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No media was allowed to witness the execution—a first in 40 years. Quin had asked that I be on his friends and family list, but a prison official said no, since I was a journalist. When I asked to come as a journalist, they again said no, claiming I missed the deadline.
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You can tell a lot about a person based on how they treat a waiter.
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As a reminder that the world isn't just full of ugliness and darkness, these beauties grazing under the Vermont sky:
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In difficult times, you find out who your friends are, yes. But mostly you find out who you want to be friends with.
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I march for my fellow cancer survivors. I march for immigrants, like my parents. I march for women because their rights = human rights.
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12 yr old Maya & I have been online buds since we were both diagnosed with leukemia. Please pray for my sweet girl who is in the ICU tonight
Dedicated to Maya Collins and to all those fighting the emperor of all maladies. 🙏🏾(051. You Are So Beautiful)
#Fastiste
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Being a survivor doesn’t mean being strong, brave or cured -- it's getting up when life knocks you down & finding beauty in your bruises.
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What a list, what an honor ♥️
🏆50 notable fiction books of 2021
@AlisonBechdel
@BillieJeanKing
@BradStone
@GabrielleGlaser
@suleikajaouad
@JohnWoodrowCox
@margalitfox
@DrIbram
@KeishaBlain
@mary_roach
@CarolLeonnig
@PhilipRucker
@yabutaleb7
@damianpaletta
@melissafebos
@susanorlean
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Reminder that regardless of your age, income, politics, # of Twitter followers etc, none of us are immune to illness. This was me 5 yrs ago:
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My latest
#LifeInterrupted
column. It's good to be back. RT "
@nytimeswell
: Lost in Transition After Cancer
http://t.co/rHpGy3ieuj”
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@PKhakpour
Sigh, and it seems to be getting so much worse. Remind me to tell you what happened on my way home from Mexico in May.
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Here on the eve of Valentine’s Day,
@JonBatiste
& I are taking a leap. We’re gearing up for a conversation with the great
@EstherPerel
about navigating illness & its aftermath, about being creative people in a partnership, & the power of music to heal
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On sweeping out the cobwebs, Marguerite Duras, and slowing down:
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The press that did get clearance to witness Quin's execution waited in a building across the street and was never ushered into the viewing room. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it was a miscommunication.
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Do you ever look at your dog and think: "I hope you live forever"
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Malala's college application essay will be 3 words long: Nobel Peace Prize.
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Three years ago today I had a life-saving bone marrow transplant. I'm still here and I'm feeling stronger than ever.
http://t.co/mNbNg1dr0X
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If you're having a bad day, please consider this picture of my schnoodle taking a bath. He wanted me to tell you: keep ya head up.
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I owe this great man my life. Everyday during his lunch break, he would come to my hospital room just to sit with me and talk about books. Even at my sickest, he always made me feel like a person first, a patient second. Rest in power, Dr. Holland.
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Writing saved my life. It gave me a voice when I felt voiceless. It connected me to others lost in the wilderness of illness & survivorship.
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My favorite sharp-dressing, piano-playing, big-hearted, brilliant nerd of a man was born 31 years ago today. Happy circle around the sun,
@JonBatiste
!
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A big thank you to
@nytopinion
—especially
@jonah_kessel
,
@lindsaycrouse
,
@IndraniNY
,
@aellick
,
@JyotiThottam
&
@eholzknecht
for making this happen in a flash and so beautifully
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It’s my birthday today! I’m 31 (holy hell, I’m getting old.) When I was 8, my favorite book was Harriet The Spy. I dreamed of writing a book of my own one day, and somehow, now I have. It’s called Between Two Kingdoms and it’s now available for pre-order:
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When I lost my hair to chemo -- twice, and then got a gangster fade because why the hell not.
#misfitsmanifesto
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Excited to share Between Two Kingdoms with the world! Thank you, Stephen ♥️
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Summer 2018 anthem: "I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life—and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do." - Georgia O'Keeffe
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There was a mix up at the cake shop. Happy birthday to my beautiful maman!
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Lazy morning reading with the mutt in bed, an afternoon of writing & a surprise flower delivery from a dear friend. Today is my 6-year bone marrow transplant anniversary and it’s been cozy and lovely AF.
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Just got sixteen individual letters from a class of
@wesleyan_u
students who I spoke to last week. It was one of the first times I've read from my unpublished book. They heard me, really heard me. I'm so grateful. And yes, now I'm crying.
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It’s snowing so hard here, but as I took my dogs out, I was glad for this low-key blizzard, so the neighbors couldn’t see me walking and weeping. Thank you, Chanel Miller and
@nytimes
, and thank you to everyone who’s reading and lifting up this little book of mine.
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Being in cancer treatment doesn't automatically make you a hero -- your character & ability to use your predicament for good is what does.
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2 years post-chemo my hair is officially long enough to pull back into the world's most MINISCULE ponytail. I am disproportionately excited.
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I sat next to an elderly couple on my flight this morning and they held hands for the entire three hours. Relationship goals.
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This is not a drill. Today's vote on the ACA isn't about politics, it's about humanity. Call, then call again: (202) 224-3121
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When you're a woman who dreams big, others will insinuate that you're being presumptuous or taking up too much space. Dont you dare let them
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With more vaccines coming and the first signs of spring, it feels like we’re finally daring to hope. I wrote an essay for the
@guardian
about the myth of returning to "normalcy" and I hope it offers some insights on how to approach re-entry
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Just watched the
#UnrestPBS
documentary & I recommend you do, too. Thank you,
@jenbrea
, for giving voice to the those living with chronic illness, coping with misdiagnosis upon misdiagnosis and facing gender bias in medicine. Stream it here:
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There is a golden retriever puppy named 'Ravioli' at the dog park. The world ain't all bad.
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It might be time to shed my Starbucks name "Susan" and to start making baristas (and others) learn to pronounce my real name.
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So many are rallying around my friend Quintin Jones, who's scheduled to be executed in less than 2 weeks. It means more than I can say. Please SIGN & SHARE the petition asking
@GregAbbott_TX
to convert his sentence from death to life:
#SaveQuintinJones
Texas plans to execute Quin Jones on May 19th and we need all hands on deck to push for clemency. In this case, the victim’s family is also Quin’s family. Family members are asking that Quin’s life be spared.
@GovAbbott
should respect their wishes:
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Also up today is this essay I wrote about the beauty of standing out in a crowd for
http://t.co/VScAhkxvE8
via
@voguemagazine
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Congrats to
@RobinRoberts
who just celebrated her 5 yr bone marrow transplant anniversary. Science is pretty cool.
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It is okay if you are not okay right now.
If you are tired, be tired.
If you‘re not up for creating or being productive, savor your rest and give it a go tomorrow.
& if all you crave is Cinnamon Toast Crunch—do like everyone in our house and sneakily eat a whole box.
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I prefer the company of books and dogs to most humans, tbh.
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You can learn a lot from a rescue dog: the importance of play, loyalty, a good nap and, most of all, the grace of a second chance.
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Grateful to
@mbeditor
for believing in this story,
@Katy_Grannan
for the stunning photos,
@bvourvoulias
for being one helluva fact checker & all those in the hospice who made this possible.
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