Leslie Kern

Oct 11, 2024 | showsightmagazine.com | Leslie Kern

This article was originally published in Showsight Magazine, February 2011 issue. Boykin SpanielsMy love affair with the Boykin Spaniel was by no means planned. In fact, prior to moving to South Carolina in 1989, I knew nothing of the brown dog that is affectionately known as “the little dog that doesn’t rock the boat.” I grew up in Oyster Bay, a small village on the north shore of Long Island, New York.

Mar 2, 2024 | curetoday.com | Leslie Kern

Living beyond a cancer battle gives back many things Yet only the present moment in time it seems to fully bring I find myself in happiness that is often subdued Questioning whether second chances are too good to be true Treading so carefully throughout each day Guarded with all things if my body should betray I hold on to moments as light as can be Not knowing when my final breath will be taken from me The waves of fear that dominate my mind The sickness I battle as I grasp for more time A...

Oct 4, 2023 | wypr.org | Tom Hall |Leslie Kern

Tom talks with Midday Supervising Producer Teria RogersTeria is recommending: Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World by Leslie Kern. What Are You Reading is made possible in part by Eye Candy Opticianry

Oct 2, 2023 | lesliekern.substack.com | Leslie Kern

Photo by Kristina Tripkovic on Unsplash. The other day I was feeling a bit down about something that happened a couple months ago, a bit regretful, a little mad at myself and just mad in general that it happened. The thing that made me feel better, the thing that I needed in that moment, was what I guess I would call a kind of “reverse affirmation:” word…

Aug 10, 2023 | icct.nl | Leslie Kern |Octavia E. Butler |Cixin Liu

Need a book recommendation for the summer holidays? Curious about what ICCT has been reading this summer? Look no further! We have lovingly compiled this list of books recommended by our staff:Our Non-Fiction Recommendations Our Fiction Recommendations More interested in texts on counter-terrorism? We have also compiled a list of books written by our staff, fellows and our wider network.