What is the distance between here and there, between now and then, between right and wrong? In Greg Baxter's pellucid first novel, 'The Apartment,' it may be simply the length of a day - but a day in which one travels surprisingly far, literally and figuratively. Stacey D'Erasmo apartmentbaxterday share on social
I was influenced by big, strong voices - writers like Elizabeth Bowen, Virginia Woolf, Jane Bowles; gay writers like Ed White, Michael Cunningham, Allen Hollinghurst; and contemporary lesbian writers, like Dorothy Allison. Stacey D'Erasmo allenallisonbig share on social
Music is quicksilver, gossamer; careers are measured in butterfly lifetimes. Stacey D'Erasmo butterflycareergossamer Change image and share on social
What interests me are the complexities and contradictions and struggles and joys of messy human beings. Stacey D'Erasmo beingcomplexitycontradiction Change image and share on social
Prior to the institutionalization of standard time, clocks were set using local meridians or local mean time, and they varied widely. Stacey D'Erasmo clockinstitutionalizationlocal Change image and share on social
One of the many pleasures of 'Versailles' is the way in which it seems to emanate not only from the vexed inner being of Marie Antoinette but from the interstices between what we imagine of her and what she was. Stacey D'Erasmo antoinetteemanateimagine share on social
Writers and musicians are very similar in that the chances of making a life in either field are so infinitesimal. And once you're in, the chances of staying viable are difficult. But there is something incredibly different about performing in front of a live audience, as opposed to sitting at your desk typing. Stacey D'Erasmo audiencechancedesk share on social
The spirits of Havelock Ellis, Magnus Hirschfeld and Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebbing waft through the text to lend 'The Third Sex' an air of scientific authority. Stacey D'Erasmo airauthorityelli Change image and share on social
A lot of times, really wonderful things that have come my way have come basically out of the blue. Stacey D'Erasmo basicallybluelot Change image and share on social
I'm not a parent, but it seems to me the nature of parenting is contingent, full of unexpected challenges - which is one of the wonderful and amazing things about it. Stacey D'Erasmo amazechallengecontingent Change image and share on social