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Review and Giveaway for BY THE FORCES OF GRAVITY by Rebecca Fish Ewan
Tue Oct 30 2018
Written in free verse accompanied by hand drawn illustrations, BY THE FORCES OF GRAVITY offers us a different concept of memoir itself. Read more »
The Cry Valve
Thu Oct 25 2018
There’s a mechanism in your throat I call the cry-valve. It’s that thing that swells and chokes your words even when you’ve successfully convinced your eyes not to release tears. I don’t know about you, but mine broke back in pregnancy and has never formed a tight seal ever since. Read more »
TBR Tuesday Review + GIVEAWAY: SECRETS OF HOPELIGHT by Eva Blackstone
Tue Oct 23 2018
Review of upper middle grade novel and giveaway. Read more »
7 Tips to Teach Kids About Gender Equality
Sun Oct 21 2018
I’m historically awkward when it comes to large and important discussions on character development. View at modernparentsmessykids »
Book Review: UNWRITTEN by Tara Gilboy (Middle Grade Fantasy)
Tue Oct 16 2018
Happy release day to Tara Gilboy! Read on to hear my thoughts on her Middle Grade fantasy, UNWRITTEN Read more »
Interview With Steph Auteri, Author of A DIRTY WORD
Tue Oct 09 2018
Today (10/9/18) is the release day for Steph Auteri's memoir, A DIRTY WORD: HOW A SEX WRITER RECLAIMED HER SEXUALITY. I interviewed her for Hippocampus Magazine. View at hippocampusmagazine »
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 »