PERSONAL ESSAYS

Vivion is known for her vivid personal essays, which center on the themes of romance, coming of age, religion, and the role of the artist in society. Her most current essays will be featured in her upcoming book Swimming Backwards: Stories of A Girl Who Read the Fine Print.

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 2019

 
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My Apartment Is a Lighthouse At Dawn
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At Your Best: A Case Against The Last Word

2018

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At Your Best: A Case Against the Last Word
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Between the World and Us: Why Black Men Won’t Love Black Women
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My Tongue Fell Short: Wishing Death To Our Killers

2017

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Love & Other Drugs: Five Myths About Social Media
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In the Thick of It
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A World Without Men

2016

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Staying Mad
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Shake The Dungeon: an Open Letter to the White Moderate
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Men Loving Men