Archive - Homesick

LaToya Ruby Frazier's Empathetic Lens

Two decades after she first photographed her hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania, Frazier's work is still pushing back against historical erasure and…

Jun 23 •

May 2024

Sitting in the Dark with Henry Chalfant

A 40th anniversary screening of 'Style Wars' (1984) prompts a deeper look at graffiti's significance in my own life.

May 20 •

Six Hours in Philadelphia

A last-minute road trip east offers a much-needed break from Pittsburgh and the amorphous dread that's consumed me for months.

May 13 •

April 2024

Animating Nostalgia to Annihilate It

At its best, all good memoir writing should do this. Draw you in with experiences familiar and even universal, then upend that narrative with unexpected…

Apr 28 •

February 2024

Death of a Good Job

A Memoir of the Great Recession

Feb 1 •

January 2024

Down in a Dead Man's Town

“We’re headed down to Braddock,” my uncle said, Blue Öyster Cult flooding from the car stereo. “Gonna watch the barges pass through the locks.” His…

Jan 14 •

Of Body and Blood

East of Pittsburgh summer nights are clear above the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers. It is a major temptation to slip into the water and disappear…

Jan 7 •

Coming Soon: A Biography of Place

On Sunday, January 21, the first issue of 'Homesick' arrives

Jan 1 •

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