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Manuscript Consultation
Sun Jul 16 2017
Do you have a memoir or essay collection in progress that could use a little help? I am now offering manuscript consultation services at reasonable rates. Read more »
People To Stab Today
Fri Jul 14 2017
I’m generally a nice person. It’s as if I save up my savage homicidal tendencies all month and they only spew out when I’m hormonal. Read more »
Failing at Cat Motivation
Wed Jul 12 2017
I'm no better at getting my cat to do his job than I am in getting my children to do their chores. Read more »
I Don't Get a Break From My Kids
Tue Jul 11 2017
I don’t really enjoy my kids being gone, particularly on ten-day vacations, like they are this week. Read more »
An Atheist Talks to Her Children About Death
Sun Jul 09 2017
Once I had kids of my own, I struggled with what to teach them about God. View at crabfatmagazine »
4th of July as a Single Parent
Tue Jul 04 2017
We were supposed to alternate holidays every year, but I had a strategy of being agreeable. When my ex asked to have them on the 4th of July two years in a row, I said yes, because I knew I would want a favor in return one day. View at huffingtonpost »
I Love My Broken-Eyed Son
Tue Jul 04 2017
Who knew that a baseball to the mouth could cause a concussion? Read more »
Book Review: QueerSpawn in Love by Kellen Anne Kaiser
Sun Jul 02 2017
Even though we are both queerspawn, Kaiser’s family makes my parents look like amateurs. View at huffingtonpost »
Book Review: Dad #1, Dad #2: A Queerspawn View From the Closet
Tue Jun 20 2017
Book review of a memoir about growing up with two dads and a mom in Boise, Idaho. Read more »
Saying Farewell to the Tooth Fairy
Thu Jun 15 2017
The Tooth Fairy was the latest casualty in our household. View at huffingtonpost »
Are We Too Stable? Conflict Role Modeling After Divorce
Thu Jun 01 2017
The nature of shared parenting allows us to do all our fighting when the kids aren’t home. The boys have never seen us fight. This feels unnatural. Read more »