Alison Powell
@SidecarPowell
Bookish, but not a bookie. Rare, like a steak. Distillery of apercus. Reads between the lines, and cuts from whole cloth.
Sharing my new #Essay just published in American Literary Review. @ALitReview Feeling very honored. americanliteraryreview.com/2024/11/07/ali…
Thanks, I did. DeSantis to Florida DEI students: 'Go to Berkeley' tallahassee.com/story/news/pol… via @tdonline
A source said the 25th Amendment discussions are staff-based within the administration and with some Republicans on the Hill, and that they're not particularly focused but stem from growing concern about the next two weeks and the potential for insurrections around the country.
I think it’s time for America to go into couples’ counseling. #2020ElectionThoughts
I think America would like to take a mental health day today.
The person who has to tell Donald Trump how he really did in tonight's debate.

Grab your latte and savor a few minutes to read the sharpest social commentary I've enjoyed in ages from @sidecarpowell via @typishly #Detroit1LosAngeles0 buff.ly/315zOYl
Today, the US Department of Commerce will hear testimony about the impact of Section 232 #tariffs on automobile & auto parts imports. Read our public comment here: buff.ly/2NrF7e2 #DontTaxMyRide #TariffsAreTaxes
Automobiles make up 10% of US exports, worth $158B. #Tariffs could make #MadeInAmerica cars less competitive, hurting growth and threatening jobs in all 50 states. Learn more: hereforamerica.com
Proud to stand with our auto workers! pscp.tv/w/biCGrjF6WUti…
#InterviewMagazine
My nineties alma mater ends its run. It was a great place to be a music editor and writer. We did do some pretty great stories. Thanks to all who read! Thanks to my cherished friends from the foxhole. Ask any of us to write a table of contents line and duck for cover.
My nineties alma mater ends its run. It was a great place to be a music editor and writer. We did do some pretty great stories. Thanks to all who read! Thanks to my cherished friends from the foxhole. Ask any of us to write a table of contents line and duck for cover.

#InterviewMagazine is no more. Who will make the movie of what it was like to WORK at Interview, real names and all?
It's been nearly 40 years since the Cleveland Elementary School shooting and what have we learned? #neveragain The Boomtown Rats. I Don't Like Mondays. youtu.be/8yteMugRAc0 via @YouTube
#NeverAgain
As ever, look to literature to sum up the situation: "If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there." Anton Chekhov @MarkRuffalo
As ever, look to literature to sum up the situation: "If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there." Anton Chekhov @MarkRuffalo
Volunteers still needed for #AWP18 Warren Wilson College MFA table. Friday, especially. Contact me for details. Art needs you!
The Songs That Bind nyti.ms/2BQnnYg Finally, my relationship with the Bee Gees explained.