Under the Fainting Couch
I'm a writer, teaching artist and someone who spends a lot of time under the fainting couch from the absurdities and injustices of daily life. Featured on NPR, BBC, O Magazine and other TV/radio/print. Books and more at margoperin.com.
A newsletter that reviews diverse and translated books from around the world, perfect for cultivating empathy and satisfying the desire to never stop learning.
"Just to spite the world, don’t cry! Just to spite the world, only laugh, only laugh!" - Sholom Aleichem. Amen, Brother.
Stories, poems, thoughts & more stories: the Alphabet Soup in my mind just keeps simmering.
Modern life and the forces that shape it. Gender, feminism, masculinity, mental health, psychology, culture, motherhood, anxiety, fear, self-loathing... that kind of thing.