by Robin Kirk | Aug 24, 2017 | featured, Robin Kirk
One freezing Boxing Day, my kids and I watched the extended editions of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy in sequence, with bonus material (how the armor and swords were made, cast hijinks, CGI amazingness) added in as needed. Our marathon lasted over 16...
by Robin Kirk | Jul 8, 2017 | featured, Robin Kirk
A little secret about apocalypse stories: they’re rarely true to the cataclysm you are experiencing in real life. Very few of us get off this Earth without experiencing at least gradual disaster, if only aging bodies. In stories, writers carefully craft the moment...
by Robin Kirk | Apr 2, 2017 | featured, Robin Kirk
I’ve been thinking a lot about Karl. When I was 16, my dad left. I knew what many adolescents know about their parents’ relationship: next to nothing. What was clear is that my mother felt blindsided. For what seemed like weeks, she wept behind closed doors. The house...
by Robin Kirk | Feb 24, 2017 | featured, Robin Kirk
It’s hard to get around these days without stumbling into a march. The Women’s March on Washington spun off hundreds of “sister” marches around the world, including in several North Carolina cities. On Feb. 11, the Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) march, led...
by Robin Kirk | Jan 22, 2017 | featured, Robin Kirk
It’s not often that Twitter gives me an idea to explore. That the idea came from a stranger dripping snark is also, let’s say, unusual. But here we are, 2017. Twitter is our funhouse mirror, with its improbable orange frame. Hate it, avoid it or obsessively read –...
by Robin Kirk | Jan 18, 2017 | featured, Robin Kirk
