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Writer, editor, translator, community builder/ Queer, white, first-gen, Jewish/ Read me @theatlantic @foreignpolicy @washingtonpost Newsletter sign-up link 👇
Washington, DC, Ward 5
Joined March 2009
Thank you @wcp for including my column in your roundup of 2025's best reporting! Photo by Darrow Montgomery. https://t.co/w0OMf3aJ8P
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Brookland’s Sherwood Farmhouse, built in 1885, has stood vacant since 2015, hidden from public view. It survives thanks to practical necessity, happy accidents, intentional preservation, and interr...
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yes my latest local history piece mentions both horse stables and gay artists, but sadly no gay horses — a topic available for any of you to dig into instead https://t.co/NvsJ90Jkkc
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Once home to the ENIKAlley Coffeehouse—a refuge and an incubator for Black gay and lesbian artists and activists.
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Thanks for including my latest in your Monday Must Reads, @UrbanTurf_DC!
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"The second floor still had a large opening from when hay was tossed down from the loft, but Walker and Melrose installed a railing so people could peer down and watch the performances."
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Once home to the ENIKAlley Coffeehouse—a refuge and an incubator for Black gay and lesbian artists and activists.
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Looking for a mediumread while you wait at the airport or hide from your family? My latest @wcp has queer artists, a woman courts labeled a “lunatic,” and 19th-century horses:
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Once home to the ENIKAlley Coffeehouse—a refuge and an incubator for Black gay and lesbian artists and activists.
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Absolutely not. ::insert more sophisticated analysis here::
Some 2026 intrigue: There's a new effort to "draft" Mayor Muriel Bowser to run for a fourth term backed by Opportunity DC, the political group assembled by the Federal City Council/other business interests. "One more time!" urges the petition on the site: https://t.co/IyBnvSXiPm
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Feelin' legit today. Just presented before the full board of the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities @TheDCArts about my creative work across literature, literary translation and visual art. Grateful to receive multiple grants from them over the years!
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forgive the earnest "tweet," but if you know someone who needs temporary housing in DC, let me know :) seeking a subletter for my truly amazing art deco apartment.
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seeing the National Guard walk around Dupont Circle on a gorgeous Saturday, it occurred to me: this is a cultural exchange program, in which red state soldiers experience walkable cities and go home with ideas for their home towns
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I support Washington City Paper. You should too. https://t.co/vnB8NSmKWJ
@fundjournalism Looking forward to more of Tanya Paperny's new column "On Places" like this one https://t.co/r4Blmcu3aZ!
washingtoncitypaper.com
Brookland’s Sherwood Farmhouse, built in 1885, has stood vacant since 2015, hidden from public view. It survives thanks to practical necessity, happy accidents, intentional preservation, and interr...
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Lots of fascinating new history here compiled by journalist Tanya Paperny in today's Washington City Paper
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Brookland’s Sherwood Farmhouse, built in 1885, has stood vacant since 2015, hidden from public view. It survives thanks to practical necessity, happy accidents, intentional preservation, and interr...
Historic Landmark application moving forward for #Brookland's @HUSDIVINITY Mays Hall (and allee) and adjacent 1886 Sherwood farmhouse. Historic Preservation Review Board hearing on October 30, 2025 (new date). #ThrowbackThursday.
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Analysis: Too often, high schools separate so-called academic students from those perceived unlikely to attend college. @CranstonSchools are showing that @CTE_RI programs can prepare students for both college and the workforce. @xqinstitute
https://t.co/fsygQxvrVM
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Too often, high schools separate so-called academic students from those perceived unlikely to attend college. @CranstonSchools are showing that @CTE_RI programs can prepare students for both college and the workforce. (Partner post with @xqinstitute)
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File under: things I wish I had access to in high school. Check out my latest in @The74
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Paperny: Statewide, students who took at least two CTE courses perform higher on national assessments and have higher four-year graduation rates.
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I gave — and I don't even have a real job! If you want local media without billionaire owners, you should too: https://t.co/bb8SDRReX2
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Help us hire Christina and Martin Full-Time!
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language from the email: "federal court injunction" "interest-bearing forbearance" "your balance will grow"
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explaining the latest dep't of education student loan email to someone not in the US: "so i was supposed to get $20K forgiven but politicians and courts intervened. while they fight, i have to pay interest on a 6-figure balance and select between 5 complicated repayment plans"
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y'all know i'm ready for eleanor holmes norton to step down, but the first person to announce that she's running against norton is one of those "israel has a right to defend itself" types
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