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One Way Divorce Reinforced Feminism in My Family
Tue Nov 14 2017
As a divorced parent I often wonder how my decision to leave our marriage will affect my children’s future views on marriage and relationship stability. But maybe it’s not all bad news View at huffingtonpost »
I Faced My Fear And Gained...Not Much Worth Noting
Sun Nov 12 2017
I managed to walk across one little rope bridge and then clung to the support beam in utter terror, demanding that the teenaged guide return my children to me before they plummeted to their deaths Read more »
My Interview with Laurie Jean Cannady, Author of CRAVE
Sat Nov 11 2017
I got to interview one of my writing heroes, Laurie Jean Cannady. View at thedebutanteball »
The Bio I Wish I Had...Or Do I?
Tue Nov 07 2017
We assume that the road not taken would have been filled with daisies and sweet, ripe, raspberries. Backward glances and nostalgic regrets don’t factor in all the trouble that could have happened View at thedebutanteball »
My Interview with Thrity Umrigar, Author of Everybody's Son
Sat Nov 04 2017
I was first introduced to Dr. Thrity Umrigar’s work last spring when she and I both had the honor of having pieces we wrote performed in Lit Cleveland’s staged reading, Crossing Borders: Immigrant Narratives, a part of Cleveland State University’s Cleveland Humanities Festival. View at thedebutanteball »
An Essay on Fear
Wed Nov 01 2017
It’s not lies I am afraid of as much as the unexplained truths. Read more »
Writing Books and Chasing Dreams—But First, Survive the Diaper Years
Tue Oct 24 2017
The world doesn’t give you this much material and expect you to wait to write it down. I had already waited long enough. View at thedebutanteball »
We Need Uniforms
Fri Oct 20 2017
My nine-year-old wrote this for school. I think he deserves an A. Read more »
Write About The Tomato, He Said
Wed Oct 18 2017
In which I confess to the Great Potato Massacre of 2017 and hold out hope for my tomato plant. Read more »
What personality is that exactly?
Tue Oct 17 2017
My personality can best be summed up as, “Please don’t make me go anywhere! How come we never go out?” View at thedebutanteball »
Creative, or Just Odd?
Tue Oct 10 2017
My mother always told me that I was creative, by which I think she meant peculiar. View at thedebutanteball »
Interview and Giveaway with Courtney Maum, Author of Touch
Sat Sep 30 2017
It seems as if everyone is chatting IRL and online about the tractor beam hold screens have over our lives, and whether intimacy is the price of technology, or is enhanced by it. If you are wondering if we are headed towards further isolation and a “post-touch” society, read on. View at thedebutanteball »