Blog — Sara Schaff

A Few Good Things

A lot of things are terrible right now. Here are a few things that are not.

Sara SchaffJanuary 19, 2025good things, excellence, art, One of Them Days, The Stacks Podcast, The Wall, celebrating artComment

Celebrating Saranac Review's Twentieth Issue

I want to celebrate this beautiful magazine for a minute.

Sara SchaffDecember 24, 2024Comment

Spirit Capitalism

I can’t be the only one who has noticed that the nearer we get to fascism, the more inflatable ornaments encroach on our lawns.

Sara SchaffDecember 13, 2024lawn decor, inflatable holiday decorationsComment

The Misogyny Lives in Us

They see the 2024 election results so clearly: racism and misogyny lost Harris the vote. But they can’t face their own internalized preference for a white man’s opinions and feelings.

Sara SchaffNovember 20, 2024misogyny, academia, misogyny in academia, sexism, election, ivory tower Comment

Losing a Country

Today I grieve.

Sara SchaffNovember 6, 2024 Comments

The Relief of Feeling

Every day is full of great beauty and tremendous sorrows. How rarely we are able to fully witness and feel them both at once.

Sara SchaffOctober 20, 2024grief, grieving, love, joy, home Comments

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