“The thing is this: My enduring friendship with Karen Rile can be traced back to a different century, a certain Leeway grant, years of overlapping work at the University of Pennsylvania (how do I file the grades?, Karen, I would ask), and her generous featuring of my work in her incredible CLEAVER magazine. But this Substack is my friend Karen Rile at her best—her broad knowledge, her generous posts, her desire to help all of us know and be more, her gorgeous storytelling. Highly recommended. ”