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I write.


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Excerpt: Read my Introduction to FEMININE RISING

Wed Jan 30 2019

Read my introduction to Feminine Rising: Voices of Power and Invisibility Read more »


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TBR Tuesday Review: Dragon Pearl by Noon Ha Lee

Tue Jan 29 2019

This YA/MG book is diverse and inclusive. Women and men are equally represented in positions of authority (guards, ship captains) and it has nonbinary characters! Strongly influenced by Korean folklore, this story is both old and new at once. Read more »


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The Ripple Effect of the Shutdown on Single Parents

Fri Jan 25 2019

How many of the 800,000 federal workers are divorced and have children? View at medium »


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Cleveland Author On Growing Up In A Lesbian Home

Wed Jan 23 2019

Review and information on upcoming Meet the Author event View at lakewoodobserver »


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Breaking the Taboo: Writing When Your Kids Are Old Enough to Read

Wed Jan 23 2019

“The internet goes dark when children reach ten or twelve,” my workshop leader explained. That's almost exactly the ages my kids are now. View at movingforewords »


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TBR Tuesday Review: There's Some Place Like Home: Lessons From a Decade Abroad by Dina Honour

Mon Jan 21 2019

Read my 5-Star review of Dina Honour's hysterical and poignant essay collection, There's Some Place Like Home: Lessons From a Decade Abroad. Read more »


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Update on MAMA, MAMA, ONLY MAMA

Sat Jan 19 2019

All the news that's fit to print and should probably be sent in a newsletter sooner or later. Read more »


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Stay at Home Parents Deserve Our Own Sticker Charts

Thu Jan 17 2019

As a Stay At Home Mother, I did the same tasks over and over and never felt as if I accomplished much of anything. View at modernparentsmessykids »


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Review of RADIATION DIARIES by Janet Todd

Tue Jan 15 2019

Radiation Diaries is a memoir written as a diary with daily dated entries detailing Todd’s seven weeks of radiotherapy for pelvic cancers. Read my full review on Mom Egg Review. View at momeggreview »


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TBR Tuesday Review: Single-Minded by Lisa Daily

Tue Jan 08 2019

This week's suggestion for your To Be Read list is SINGLE-MINDED by Lisa Daily, a hysterical romance featuring a divorced protagonist. Read more »


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My Christmas Gift to Myself

Wed Dec 26 2018

I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions, but every year since high school—ok, most years—I’ve done what I call “A Christmas Gift to Myself” every Dec. 26th.   Read more »


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TBR Tuesday: Burn The Stage by Marc Shapiro

Tue Dec 25 2018

I am the mother of a pop music loving 10-year-old. There’re two ways to go about raising a small person who loves all the latest teeny-bopper hits: buy large earmuffs or embrace it. Read more »




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