A Noose of Purple Silk
Damnatio memoriae: Latin for “condemnation of memory.” In ancient Rome, the practice was used against the most powerful—emperors could be torn from history... Read more.
Sidney Grady is an essayist from Green Bay, WI who writes about gender, religion, dusty old buildings, and the ghosts that inhabit them. He has an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis and currently resides in St. Louis, MO.

