I write.
“Quirky and poignant, Girlish is equal parts jaunty and heartbreaking as Lillibridge turns her keen eye and brilliant prose toward an unconventional childhood and her attempts to navigate the tricky waters and mixed messages about what it means to be female in a family and culture that veer wildly between openness, secrecy, and shame.
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—Sonja Livingston, author of Ghostbread
I Love My Broken-Eyed Son
Mon Jul 03 2017
Who knew that a baseball to the mouth could cause a concussion? Read more »
Book Review: QueerSpawn in Love by Kellen Anne Kaiser
Sun Jul 02 2017
Even though we are both queerspawn, Kaiser’s family makes my parents look like amateurs. View at huffingtonpost »
Book Review: Dad #1, Dad #2: A Queerspawn View From the Closet
Mon Jun 19 2017
Book review of a memoir about growing up with two dads and a mom in Boise, Idaho. Read more »
Saying Farewell to the Tooth Fairy
Thu Jun 15 2017
The Tooth Fairy was the latest casualty in our household. View at huffingtonpost »
Wait, Don't Ride Off Quite So Quickly!
Tue Jun 13 2017
I turned around, and my big kid became a tween. Read more »
Are We Too Stable? Conflict Role Modeling After Divorce
Thu Jun 01 2017
The nature of shared parenting allows us to do all our fighting when the kids aren’t home. The boys have never seen us fight. This feels unnatural. Read more »
Freudian Lawn Job
Mon May 29 2017
I feel like there is a great metaphor in here somewhere—a reason for my purely accidental yet consistent egregious behavior. Read more »
In Conversation With Leslie Lawrence, Author of "The Death of Fred Astaire"
Wed May 24 2017
Interview style book review of a marvelous essay collection about life, learning, and teaching. There are also children and dogs. Read more »
Divorce Is A Car Crash And You’re Both At Fault
Tue May 23 2017
No matter what the insurance company says, both parties are always at fault in every car accident, and if you can’t see your part in causing the accident, you are doomed to repeat it. The same can be said for divorce. View at huffingtonpost »
They Tell Me I’m a Queerspawn
Thu May 18 2017
Queerspawn are children of GLBTQ parents, and the word has been around for a least a decade. Apparently I have a tribe. View at huffingtonpost »
Ernest Hemingway Backstage at his Granddaughter’s First Dance Recital
Sat May 13 2017
This was a writing prompt that made me happy. Sometimes it's important to remember that writing is supposed to be fun. Read more »