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Interview with MyDomaine: Here's How Talking to Kids About Gender Is Simpler Than It Sounds
Tue Dec 05 2017
To find out how we as parents and educators (and even just as adults) can work toward a future of liberation and respect in both small and big ways every day, we reached out to Lara Lillibridge, the author of upcoming memoir Girlish. View at mydomaine »
My Love-Hate Relationship With First Drafts
Tue Nov 28 2017
As a writer, we don’t get a lot of positive reinforcement along the way, and that little gray-on-gray page- and word-counter in the lower left corner of my screen gives me a tremendous feeling of accomplishment. View at thedebutanteball »
The Ethical Dilemma of Finding Desiccated Lizards
Sun Nov 26 2017
Perhaps my desire to transport dehydrated carcasses across state lines is not as much a reflection of my weirdness as it is a reaction to the normality of my ex-husband. Read more »
My Love of Writing Contests
Thu Nov 16 2017
I kept submitting my essay, but I no longer cared when people rejected it. It wasn’t a reflection on my worth as a writer or as a person. View at thedebutanteball »
Book Review: RED: A CRAYON'S STORY by Michael Hall
Wed Nov 15 2017
I am completely nuts about RED by Michael Hall, a 40-page picture book about a blue crayon who is mistakenly given a red label at the factory. Read more »
One Way Divorce Reinforced Feminism in My Family
Tue Nov 14 2017
As a divorced parent I often wonder how my decision to leave our marriage will affect my children’s future views on marriage and relationship stability. But maybe it’s not all bad news View at huffingtonpost »
I Faced My Fear And Gained...Not Much Worth Noting
Sun Nov 12 2017
I managed to walk across one little rope bridge and then clung to the support beam in utter terror, demanding that the teenaged guide return my children to me before they plummeted to their deaths Read more »
My Interview with Laurie Jean Cannady, Author of CRAVE
Sat Nov 11 2017
I got to interview one of my writing heroes, Laurie Jean Cannady. View at thedebutanteball »
The Bio I Wish I Had...Or Do I?
Tue Nov 07 2017
We assume that the road not taken would have been filled with daisies and sweet, ripe, raspberries. Backward glances and nostalgic regrets don’t factor in all the trouble that could have happened View at thedebutanteball »
My Interview with Thrity Umrigar, Author of Everybody's Son
Sat Nov 04 2017
I was first introduced to Dr. Thrity Umrigar’s work last spring when she and I both had the honor of having pieces we wrote performed in Lit Cleveland’s staged reading, Crossing Borders: Immigrant Narratives, a part of Cleveland State University’s Cleveland Humanities Festival. View at thedebutanteball »
An Essay on Fear
Wed Nov 01 2017
It’s not lies I am afraid of as much as the unexplained truths. Read more »
Writing Books and Chasing Dreams—But First, Survive the Diaper Years
Tue Oct 24 2017
The world doesn’t give you this much material and expect you to wait to write it down. I had already waited long enough. View at thedebutanteball »