>Steve Almond takes a stand

>Please read Steve Almond’s open letter in The Boston Globe in which he resigns his teaching position at Boston College in protest over the decision to invite Condoleeza Rice as commencement speaker.

Steve also comments briefly on his website, expressing thanks for the support he has received but urging folks to contact their elected officials.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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