Marlena Trafas is writer based in Long Beach, California. She currently works part-time selling sentiment (i.e. greeting cards) at a stationary store and volunteers at the Los Angeles Review of Books as an editorial assistant for the Blog. She has previously edited and written for the Humanist Magazine and Lone Wolf Magazine. Follow her on Twitter @marlenavalerie
Marlena Trafas
Articles
Sacred Shelter Offers an Opportunity to Understand Homelessness through Life Stories
Marlena Trafas reviews Susan Celia Greenfield's "Sacred Shelter" and the power of stories of homelessness.
A Disagreeable Mirror
A book on race asks readers to understand whiteness in a new way.
The Ruskin Art Club of Los Angeles Turns 130
Los Angeles's Ruskin Art Club celebrates its 130th anniversary this month.
In Defense of Sierra Burgess
Despite criticisms, Marlena Trafas argues that “Sierra Burgess is a Loser” portrays deep truths about plus-size teenage insecurity.
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