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in retrospect with frederick joseph substack subscribe sign in home notes chat archive leaderboard about a bullet for a box of diapers on the police killing of one year old kohen wiley jun 19 frederick joseph 165 7 55 something good left juneteenth marks the day when the news of emancipation finally reached enslaved black people in galveston texas more than two years after freedom had jun 16 frederick joseph 167 8 14 the architecture of the cage delaney hall state violence and bipartisan obedience that keeps the machine running jun 5 frederick joseph 107 18 28 the new york times asked me about masculinity a few years ago i wrote patriarchy blues reflections on manhood a book that emerged from a question i had been carrying for years what does may 31 frederick joseph 118 5 12 against indifference on mutual aid exhaustion and fighting to keep one another here may 25 frederick joseph 179 13 33 latest top discussions the drama the mercy of intervention what the drama understands about violence morality and the young people we abandon may 6 frederick joseph 145 10 20 become unusable i wrote the poem below because i have grown tired of being summoned apr 26 frederick joseph 181 11 22 extending women s history month i m going to keep this short apr 1 frederick joseph 110 3 9 harvested lives how work time and exhaustion are shaping what it means to be human mar 26 frederick joseph 128 17 29 hope released into the world what it means to tend to hope in uncertain times mar 3 frederick joseph 146 6 9 buffalo and pigeon a short story the observer came on a weekday morning when the sky was an unambitious gray and the school groups had yet to overtake the space feb 24 frederick joseph 89 25 9 being named a waymaker top 50 i learned a long time ago that you do not begin the work because you expect applause feb 19 frederick joseph 99 10 see all in retrospect with frederick joseph this is a space for reflection and reckoning it looks at the world and the self in the same breath tracing how culture power politics and personal experience collide to shape who we are each piece seeks clarity in the chaos finding meaning subscribe recommendations view all 16 saratonin sara benincasa airplane mode with liz plank liz plank the querent alexander chee i m walking here liz gumbinner backward facing therapy by kim c dickerson ms kim c dickerson ms in retrospect with frederick joseph subscribe about archive recommendations sitemap 2026 frederick joseph privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts