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I write.


Sometimes I even like how it turns out.

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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 »


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This Blooper Reel is Disappointing

Tue Aug 21 2018

I didn’t really have a blooper reel for Girlish. View at thedebutanteball »


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A Tale of Two Launches

Wed Aug 15 2018

A compare-contrast post about my two launch parties. View at thedebutanteball »


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Watching boys start fires.

Mon Aug 13 2018

Essay published in Whiskey Island Magazine Vol. 70 Read more »


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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 »


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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 »


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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 »


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Girlish Review on Mom Egg Review

Mon Jul 23 2018

Review by Lisa C. Taylor View at momeggreview »


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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 »


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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 »


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If You Can Visualize It, It Can Be Yours—Or Maybe Not

Tue Jul 17 2018

As I wrote Girlish, I pictured a young woman on the opposite side of the country opening my book and seeing something that resembled her life for the first time ever and feeling less alone. (The other side of the country is less scary than the neighbor living next door.) View at thedebutanteball »


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GoFundMe is the Modern Casserole Brigade

Thu Jul 12 2018

Go Fund Me is the virtual casserole brigade, and it’s as much for the donors as for the recipients. Read more »




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