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Foreword Reviews on Girlish
Fri Mar 23 2018
Stark, moving, and filled with rays of light, Lara Lillibridge’s memoir of growing up straight in a dysfunctional lesbian home takes readers far beyond names and labels into the heart of what it means to be “family.” View at forewordreviews »
My Queerspawn Story
Tue Mar 20 2018
My first post as a regular contributor to the COLAGE adult queerspawn blog. View at medium »
Sometimes Time Spent Not Writing is Necessary
Tue Mar 20 2018
For about two years, I couldn’t bring myself to write much of anything besides text messages and Facebook posts. You could say I was journaling, except the receptacle wasn’t a Word file but a cell phone, and most of the words I wrote were lost as I broke cell phone after cell phone—a total of six in my first year as a single mama. View at thedebutanteball »
How Someone Else's Interview Changed My Life
Sun Mar 18 2018
I read KJ Harrowick’s interview with Alon Shalev a few months ago, and it touched something off in me. Read more »
Winterview with Author Lara Lillibridge
Thu Mar 15 2018
To celebrate 13 weeks of winter, Hàlön Chronicles will be conducting one interview a week for 13 weeks. This week's guest is Lara Lillibridge. View at blog »
Parenting Styles: How 10 (or even 5) Minutes of Yoga Made Me a Better Mother
Wed Mar 14 2018
I’ve been told by many people that I should learn to meditate. I’m quite sure that meditation would release some of the tension in my shoulders and probably relax some of the wrinkles around my eyes, but that sitting still and emptying your mind thing is not one of my strong suits. View at modernparentsmessykids »
Publishing a Book is Like Riding a Bicycle, and the Crashes are Inevitable
Tue Mar 13 2018
I’ve had several writers tell me some version of, “I could never deal with people rejecting my book, so I’m going to self-publish.” I’m here to tell you that is the wrong decision. View at manhattanbookreview »
The Offer Call/Email for Girlish
Tue Mar 13 2018
I was sitting on the cabin porch when I got The Call, which in my case, was not actually a call but an email—Thank God, because I hate talking on the phone and the cabin has really bad cell service. View at thedebutanteball »
8 Ways To Trust Your Intuition Or Inner Wisdom
Mon Mar 12 2018
Getting in touch with our intuition is more than just avoiding dark alleys and creepy people. It is trusting the sum of our experiences to guide us. View at everydaypowerblog »
My Electronic Co-Worker Has My Back...Usually
Tue Mar 06 2018
My calendar reassures me that I have everything under control. It sends me electronic nudges that make me a better mother, better friend, and better writer. Most of the time. View at thedebutanteball »
4 WAYS MY PARENTING IS A REACTION AGAINST MY OWN UPBRINGING
Fri Mar 02 2018
My lesbian moms taught me many positive lessons—but now that it is my turn to parent, in some ways my parenting style is a reaction against the way I was brought up. View at shedoesthecity »
The Edit Letter and Other Obsessions
Tue Feb 27 2018
I spent months dreading my edit letter. One thing I excel at in particular is imagining the worst possible outcome in any situation, and then obsessing over it at two in the morning. View at thedebutanteball »