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Naomi Day

  • Education Associate, Teachers & Writers Collaborative
As seen in: Forge, Medium, OneZero, The Startup, Substack, Literary Hub, Uncanny Magazine, POCIT
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Ten Moving Personal Narratives to Delve Into this Week...

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By Samantha Allan, Don Gillmor, Sallie S. Reynolds, Naomi Day
| Substack
Welcome to Memoir Land—a newsletter edited by Sari Botton, now featuring four verticals: Memoir Monday, a weekly curation of the best personal essays from around the web brought to you by Narratively, The Rumpus,  Granta, Oldster Magazine, Literary Hub, Orion Magazine, The Walrus, and Electric Literature. Below is this week’s curation. ⬇️ First Person Singular, featuring original personal essays.
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Diversity Syndrome: On Publishing’s Relentless Pigeonholing of Black Writers

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By Naomi Day
| Literary Hub Verified
When talking about children’s literature there is an oft-referenced concept that uses mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors to illustrate the importance of books that reflect our lived experiences and offer us pathways into understanding the lives of others. The idea was first articulated by Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop who, in the original 1990 essay, described how it’s deeply important for all children to see themselves in literature, not just those belonging to the dominant culture.
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Ancestor Heart - Uncanny Magazine

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By Clockpunk Studios, Naomi Day
| Uncanny Magazine
They named the boy Malik before they placed the burning heart in his chest. His father hoped the strong name would ward off that which trailed this heart; his mother knew better than to assume a single frail word could change generations of history. Still, the men rolled the sound across their tongues as they gathered in the room dense with childbirth and settled Malik’s great-grandfather onto the bed. Kingston shook his head at the sight of the babe lying unearthly still beside him.
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