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I write.
Sometimes I even like how it turns out.
Listen to my Appearance on the Family Equality Council's Outspoken Voices Podcast
Wed Oct 03 2018
LGBTQ individuals and families are beautiful, kind, complex, and can experience trauma, just like any family. What is unique to LGBTQ families is the added layer of stigma and fear of discrimination. What happens if we seek help and acknowledge that we aren't perfect? View at outspokenvoicespodcast »
TBR Tuesdays Interview with Athena Dixon, Author of NO GOD IN THIS ROOM
Tue Oct 02 2018
I’m pleased to introduce you to Athena Dixon, writer, editor, and all around wonderful human. Her poetry chapbook NO GOD IN THIS ROOM is just out with Argus House Press. Read more »
Mothering and Fear
Fri Sep 28 2018
We know there likely will be at least one moment of physical danger that they may or may not evade. A shove. A punch. A horde of children intent on inflicting pain. I hope my boys learn the snappy comeback, find an alternative exit. Read more »
7 Things Your Kids Say You’re Getting Wrong About YouTube
Tue Sep 25 2018
My kids rarely watch TV. They get their entertainment from YouTube, and they aren’t the only ones. Dubbed The YouTube Generation, one estimate puts them in league with over one hundred trillion other young people who feel the same way. View at modernparentsmessykids »
TBR Tuesdays Interview with Krystal Sital, author of SECRETS WE KEPT
Tue Sep 25 2018
From the moment I picked up Secrets We Kept: Three Women of Trinidad, I was enthralled with the beauty of Sital's prose. The narrative is gripping, but the art with which she strings words together is simply gorgegous. I'm pleased to introduce you to her book, and to Krystal herself through this virtual interview. Read more »
This is a Lie I've Told Before
Thu Sep 20 2018
It's Writing Prompt Wednesday! Prompt from Abigail Thomas Read more »
TBR Tuesday Review: To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence by Lisa Kohn
Tue Sep 18 2018
Today's suggestion for your To Be Read List is an astonishingly beautiful and haunting memoir by Lisa Kohn about grouping up in Reverend Moon’s Unification Church. Read more »
Instead of Wings
Wed Sep 12 2018
This week's prompt comes from Mary Carroll-Hackett. Instead of wings... Read more »
TBR Tuesdays: Interview with Lisa Romeo, Author of STARTING WITH GOODBYE
Tue Sep 11 2018
It's TBR Tuesday, when I suggest a book to add to your To Be Read pile. This week's book is STARTING WITH GOODBYE by Lisa Romeo Read more »
Review of Girlish by Slippery Elm Literary Journal
Sat Sep 08 2018
Reviewed by Milena Velez View at findlay »
I Remember/I Don't Remember: First Kiss
Wed Sep 05 2018
Writing Prompt from Abigail Thomas: 4 lines that start "I don't remember," followed by 4 lines starting "I remember." Read more »
BOOK REVIEW + GIVEAWAY for My Mother Says Drums Are For Boys
Tue Sep 04 2018
Welcome to TBR Tuesdays, where I suggest books to add to your To Be Read pile. This week's selection is: My Mother Says Drums Are For Boys: True Stories for Gender Rebels by Rae Theodore. Read more »