PinnedRoberta DegnoreMourning and Memoir Writing — what is tribute and what is betrayalSamuel Jones Wagstaff was the product of old Yankee money and private schools. He was the famed collector who catapulted photography to an…·5 min read·Dec 2, 2020--1--1
Roberta DegnoreIn Case You Want to be Depressed— A short companion piece —·1 min read·Jul 30, 2021----
Roberta DegnoreNeedles in My EyesRelax. It’s turquoise, that unmistakeable swatch singing there in the dark behind them. Closed. I’ve never seen that, not in all those…·1 min read·Jul 20, 2021----
Roberta DegnoreWhy I Hate Families — and I’m a pain in the ass in restaurants, but tip wellStop, please, your structuring, your family tyranny. It is the imagery of the conquered, like hooks pierced through a hanging carcass. You…·3 min read·Jul 19, 2021----
Roberta DegnoreHobbits are the Cover StoryAcross the road from the Abbey it is special. Welcoming. Quiet.·3 min read·Oct 15, 2019----
Roberta DegnoreFamily Monsters and KindnessA Gay Woman, and the Boy-Man Who Loved Her·5 min read·Jan 30, 2019----
Roberta DegnoreSam Wagstaff, Photography Giant — and Public Art?Beyond the Detroit Institute of Arts Debacle·7 min read·Dec 8, 2018----
Roberta DegnoreThank You for AgingHe is a giant Grinch wedged in a wheelchair that’s scattered with others like old-time Dodge-Em cars stranded by a failed power supply. Any…·5 min read·Feb 28, 2018----
Roberta DegnoreDRIVING WITH ANIMALSLos Angeles freeways are scary enough, but a woman alone leaving LA on a cross-country trip with a hesitant eleven-year-old Labrador…·7 min read·Feb 26, 2018----