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I write.
Sometimes I even like how it turns out.
It Is Now Safe to Exit the Ride
Tue Aug 28 2018
A roller coaster may be a tired metaphor for a book release, but I’m standing by it. It’s my last post on the Ball, and tired is an adequate description of my present state as well. View at thedebutanteball »
Parenting Styles: Have I Overdone the Internet Safety Lectures?
Mon Aug 27 2018
We have all read the horrific stories of cyber-bullying, and it would destroy me to watch either of my kids being harassed online, or in real life for that matter. We talk about internet safety often—perhaps too much, it turned out. View at modernparentsmessykids »
MS. MAGAZINE: Representation Matters—Even When It’s Not of Happy Families
Wed Aug 22 2018
Sometimes, the thing society most objects to about your family isn’t what’s “wrong” with it. View at msmagazine »
This Blooper Reel is Disappointing
Tue Aug 21 2018
I didn’t really have a blooper reel for Girlish. View at thedebutanteball »
A Tale of Two Launches
Wed Aug 15 2018
A compare-contrast post about my two launch parties. View at thedebutanteball »
Watching boys start fires.
Mon Aug 13 2018
Essay published in Whiskey Island Magazine Vol. 70 Read more »
The Manuscripts in My Drawer
Tue Aug 07 2018
Just because I write a lot doesn’t mean all of it is good. View at thedebutanteball »
Mama, Mama, Only Mama! Lara Lillibridge Discusses Book 2
Tue Jul 31 2018
Being a single mother means finding out you are stronger than you ever knew was possible. View at thedebutanteball »
Research in Memoir
Tue Jul 24 2018
It’s easy to discount the need for research in memoir. I mean, who knows your life better than you do? There was actually a good bit of research that went into crafting Girlish. View at thedebutanteball »
THE GUARDIAN: I was taunted for having two mums in the 1980s
Sun Jul 22 2018
It was a dangerous time, but my lesbian parents paved the way View at theguardian »
Interview with Terese Mailhot, author of Heart Berries
Sat Jul 21 2018
I am so excited to welcome Terese Marie Mailhot to the blog today, and introduce her and her searingly beautiful memoir to the Deb community! View at thedebutanteball »