You Are Not The Special One: A Letter to My Son
An essay in MUTHA Magazine. Republished by The Good Men Project.
"You are a special one. That’s true. You will always be my special one. But you are not the special one."
"You are a special one. That’s true. You will always be my special one. But you are not the special one."
The best historical novels about badass 19th century American women
I hope you have as much fun reading these books as I did! Find the link HERE.
The Gospel Of Cantaloupe
An essay about sisterhood, racism, blind self-interest, remorse, and love in Arc Digital. Republished in The Common Politic.
Mrs. Thomas
Short fiction in Arc Digital - (first published in The Farallon Review)
Communal Guilt, Justice, and Grace
An essay published in The Common Politic and republished by The Good Men Project.
Writing as Laborious Play
An essay in Brevity about the traits athletes and writers share in common.
Review of King of Cuba, by Cristina Garcia, directed by Gary Graves
Review of Hari Kunzru's White Tears in the New Orleans Review
Review of Louise Marburg's No Diving Allowed in Fiction Writers Review
Review of #GetGhandi, a Seriously Radical Feminist Comedy, by Ann Galjour, directed by Nancy Carlin
Review of Richard Bausch's Living in the Weather of the World in Ploughshares.
The Tourist, the Expat, and the Native: A Traveler’s Approach to Crafting Historical Fiction
How do we navigate, and then translate, the past’s lost and often foreign landscape in a way that engages readers and conveys a sense of immediacy and authenticity? As good travelers.
Fiction Writers Review; reprinted in the Historical Novel Society Review
Fiction Writers Review; reprinted in the Historical Novel Society Review
Into The Lake
A talk given at the 2018 Festival of Women Writers in Berkeley, CA
A Short History of My Breasts
An essay in Mutha Magazine
Yep, an essay about breasts, breastfeeding, social mandates, female bodies, and the beautiful and unexpected interdependence of mother and child.
"We" Are Not Pregnant
Mutha Magazine July 2014
About the physical and emotional burden of pregnancy and the impossibility of sharing the experience.
About the physical and emotional burden of pregnancy and the impossibility of sharing the experience.
By Stories I Know You
My Mother's Day tribute "By Stories I Know You" on bookreporter.com
Fruitful Territory
Sage Advice For Traveling Abroad With a Toddler
For anyone who has ever traveled a great distance with a little person (or is thinking about doing so).
Originally published on www.worldleap.co, fall 2016
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Originally published on www.worldleap.co, fall 2016
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Canyon
Orlando Prize Finalist, published in The Farallon Review Spring 2012
Fashionably Late
This I Believe Series, 2009
How marrying a colorblind man made me more adventuresome in art and fashion.
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Nana's Library
Open To All (2007) ed. Molly Fisk--an anthology benefiting Nevada County Libraries
I wrote about my nana’s library for an anthology benefitting the Nevada County Libraries.
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