The Querent

The Querent

Present Tense

Some more thoughts on this ancient writing practice.

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Alexander Chee
Jul 05, 2024
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I am traveling, visiting family this week in Maine and now Wisconsin, and as my family in Wisconsin doesn’t have wifi much, any thoughts on the shocking events of the last week will come after the weekend. I myself was reading Garth Greenwell’s new novel, Small Rain, which comes out this fall and it was a perfect companion for making sense of these time…

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