Independent writing by Elizabeth Mae Cho

The Quiet
Margin

Stories, essays, and observations from just outside the center of the conversation.

Read the opening letter

A little distance can make a thought more honest.

The Quiet Margin is interested in what people say, what they mean, and the gap between the two. The work here does not demand agreement. It asks only for attention.

Look again

The accepted version is often only the first version.

Hold the tension

Two conflicting things can both carry some truth.

Leave room

A good question does not need a quick answer.

Letters from the margin

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