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Memory Dissection: A Statue, My Father, and a Camera
Thu Mar 23 2017
The bronze statue looked almost alive—a young girl, life-sized, or nearly. Her small breasts and slim hips placed her at the start of puberty, around twelve or thirteen—we were about the same age. Her mouth was open in a perfect oval. View at roarfeminist »
We Actually Do Need Another Hero
Tue Mar 21 2017
We need heroes. We need people—both alive and deceased—to inspire us, but it has to be the right fit. We need people we relate to in order to show us that we, too, can achieve greatness. View at huffingtonpost »
The Talk of a Lifetime
Mon Mar 13 2017
So how do we facilitate conversations that spark memory and move to deeper levels? By asking questions. How do we think of good questions? By using other people’s questions. (it's not laziness, it's efficiency.) Read more »
Elementary School Maps Messed Me Up For Life
Wed Mar 08 2017
I can't be the only one who screwed this whole thing up. Read more »
When Hate Crimes Hit Close to Home
Tue Mar 07 2017
I clicked through a photo gallery of vandalism at the Waad Hakolel Cemetery, where my great-grandparents, aunts, and uncles are buried. Toppled graves, defaced photos on headstones. Defaced sounds clinical, but here it is an exact word—care was taken to destroy only the faces on the mounted photos. There is no chance that such damage occurred from weather or settling earth. View at huffingtonpost »
Free Sticks are Bad. Expensive Sticks Are Good
Mon Feb 27 2017
I think I’m going to un-schedule my kids, at least a little bit. Instead of signing up my little one for the next round of sports, I’m going to buy him a tent. I’m going to encourage him to poke more things with sticks and will occasionally even let him borrow my pocket knife. Read more »
The Importance of Stories
Sat Feb 25 2017
I hate writing about writing, and I don’t think other people particularly like to read other people’s blogs about writing. Yet, here I am unable to resist, because I have fallen in love with stories again. Read more »
In Which I Receive The Infamous Email from the Health Teacher
Mon Feb 20 2017
I have been dreading the school notification for over a year. You know, the one that says something about how we will be having a health class just for boys and another one just for girls. Sex Ed, middle school style. Read more »
Slouchy Boots
Wed Feb 15 2017
I would rather have half of my footwear the way I want them than to have both boots in a mediocre half-alert state. Read more »
It's Not That Hard: Talking to Children About Gender Identity
Tue Feb 07 2017
I can imagine that our shift towards a more inclusive society has caused more than one parent trepidation in regard to explaining things to their children. I’m sure at least one person has said to themselves, “Hey, I just figured out talking about gay and straight. Now I have to talk about gender identity with an 8-year-old? Impossible.” View at huffingtonpost »
I Hide Things from my Cat and it Goes Poorly
Thu Feb 02 2017
Lately, in an effort to out-sneak the cat, I have delayed bringing my suitcase downstairs until the last possible moment. It works perfectly, most of the time. Except I am still me, , by which I mean flighty and easily distractible. Read more »