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I’m Dr. Aiesha Turman—educator, writer, and listener-scholar. Subscribe to receive Field Notes and Dispatches—a living archive of reflections, updates, and unfolding work across my creative and public life.

Black Speculative Futures: On Building the 2026 African American Read-In

Black Speculative Futures: On Building the 2026 African American Read-In

Small Portals in a Big Year

Small Portals in a Big Year

Field Note: Tracing Unseen Routes

Field Note: Tracing Unseen Routes

Saltwater Futures: On Black Speculative Fiction, Hoodoo, and Gullah Geechee Memory

Saltwater Futures: On Black Speculative Fiction, Hoodoo, and Gullah Geechee Memory

Unseen Routes + Loved Here: A Mother–Daughter Mapping at Opalka Gallery

Unseen Routes + Loved Here: A Mother–Daughter Mapping at Opalka Gallery

New Roots, New Routes

New Roots, New Routes