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Quicksand

On process and reticence

Posted on November 26, 2025

In her December 2024 Footsteps column, Dr. Ethelene Whitmire ruminates on 20th-century writer Nella Larsen, her semi-autobiographical character Helga Crane from the 1928 novel Quicksand, and time spent navigating Copenhagen. The New York Times’ Footsteps …

Posted in Fall 2025 NewsletterTagged Ethelene Whitmire, Quicksand, The New York Times Footsteps

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