Erika J. Simpson

When Erika J. Simpson’s essay found its way into Roxane Gay’s newsletter, The Audacity , it set in motion the origins of what would become a beautifully layered memoir about Sallie Carol, a mother who stood so tall and shone so bright that one could be mesmerized by her ability to feel as if she were godlike. In This is Your Mother, Simpson would soon become aware of her mother’s humanness, as she…