Morgan Jerkins
Morgan Jerkins is a fiction writer, essayist, occasional screenwriter, and a fanatic tea drinker. Follow her on Twitter: @MorganTheScribe.
The Personal Essay for Women of Color Confessionalists
January 10, 2016While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...
The Personal Essay for Women of Color Confessionalists
September 21, 2015The post you’re reading is part of Book Riot’s observance of #BlackOutDay. We are turning our attention fully to issues ...
Kafka and the Black Lives Matter Movement
September 10, 2015“You can’t go away when you’re under arrest.” “And why am I under arrest?” he then asked. “That’s something we’re ...
Read This Underappreciated Book: ERASURE by Percival Everett
August 29, 2015If you’re interested in the plight of being a modern-day African-American author, please read Erasure by Percival Everett. I think that ...
Why Do We Sanitize Fairy Tales?
August 20, 2015Over the summer, I picked up a teaching job in Brooklyn where I instructed children ages 7-15 on reading comprehension, ...
The Case for Not Dating A Non-Reader
August 10, 2015Almost a month ago, I moved to New York City. I told my family and friends that I was moving ...
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of THE METAMORPHOSIS
July 15, 2015The other day, I was randomly searching literary anniversaries and I realized that this year marks the 100th year anniversary ...
Kill Your Faves: Atticus Finch
July 14, 2015This post is part of our Harper Lee Reading Day: a celebration of one of the most surprising literary events of ...
Is Our Concept of “Well-Read” Elitist?
July 7, 2015While we at the Riot are taking this lovely summer week off to rest (translation: read by the pool/ocean/on our ...
What Makes Writing Sensual?
June 17, 2015Last night, the ceiling about me ached with dance. Music dripped down the walls like rain in an old house. ...