Vonetta Young

The nightmares began weeks after we moved into Our House: Through the kitchen’s French doors, I’d see that the gate to the backyard was wide open, the wood splintered and the lock shattered. In another, when I went to pee in the middle of the night, I’d catch a glimpse of a figure in the backyard. I’d peer through the bathroom window to see a masked man standing in the middle of the lawn. Yet another: My basement office window would be shattered—nothing taken, just the locks askew and useless.

Grace Loh Prasad is the author of The Translator’s Daughter (The Ohio State University Press, March 2024). Her essay “The Orca and the Spider: On Motherhood, Loss, and Community” was previously published in The Offing. Q&A conducted by Vonetta Young, Insight Editor. Donate to The Offing! Our Patreon supporters received exclusive access to the full audio interview with The Offing contributor Grace Loh Prasad.

Joseph Earl Thomas is the author of Sink: A Memoir, published by Grand Central Publishing. His essay “The Den of Earl” was previously published in The Offing. Q&A conducted by Eddie Bruce-Jones, Editor, Essay. Donate to The Offing! Our Patreon supporters received exclusive access to the video interview with The Offing contributor Joseph Earl Thomas and receive other perks as well. The Offing pays our contributors, and we appreciate the help of all of our supporters in sustaining our work.