Archive - Pen in Fist

Activist writing in and out of Spanish

3 anti-imperialist books for International Spanish Language Day

Apr 23 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

March 2025

Writers and Boycotts

Last July, Andrea Skinner, the youngest daughter of the late short-story writer Alice Munro, published an account in a major Canadian newspaper of…

Mar 13 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

February 2025

Writing by Numbers

Metrics, money and…. making ends meet?

Feb 4 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

January 2025

Is Writing Addictive?

Or can it save your life?

Jan 7 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

December 2024

Why writers write so much about themselves

And why that’s not such a good thing

Dec 3, 2024 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

November 2024

Recovery as Bad Fantasy

“The Outrun” is a ghost story that can't escape the horrors of capitalism

Nov 1, 2024 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

October 2024

Americans Will Never Love Us Back

So why follow their election drama?

Oct 1, 2024 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

September 2024

In memory of my father, and the birds

Sep 2, 2024 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

July 2024

And reds, and whites

Jul 24, 2024 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

June 2024

Writing My Will

What an ode to private property reminded me about money and activism

Jun 18, 2024 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

May 2024

Performative Activism and its Uses

Welcome to Pen in Fist, a newsletter from an activist-writer who’s rubbish at publicity.

May 9, 2024 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

April 2024

Common Sense and Nonsense

Or, knowing when to bite

Apr 10, 2024 •

Carrie Lou Hamilton

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