Category: writing
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Another label…WoC
When are you a writer of color? Ethnicity and writing are a complex playing field.
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Cultural Roots and Communal Behavior: A Discussion Between Aurora Rey and Ashley Bartlett Part 3
Originally posted on Women and Words: As promised, here is the final installment of my conversation with Aurora Rey about the intersection of cultural roots and queerness. In part our discussion was a result of this essay at Autostraddle, which I can’t believe you haven’t read yet. If you would…
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Coated Memories
Whenever I teach a writing course, there’s always a session on the senses. The ‘sensual envelope’ used in writing can evoke strong emotions. Certain smells can remind you of specific moments, some colors can remind you of special events. The smell of bacon reminds me of Sundays with my grandmother,…
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Confessional.
Friend, forgive me. For I have (probably) sinned against you, repeatedly. I’m sorry. I really am. It’s not that I don’t care. I do. I wonder how you are. I hope you’re okay. I smile when I think of our times together. I’m just really, incredibly, surprisingly awesome at being…
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Quite.
I’ve been in this country for quite a while now. I’m used to the language discrepancies, to roundabouts every three feet, and to the Brit’s eternal optimism that the weather will, by ‘summer’, get better. (It never does.) But there’s one area that appears to be decidedly different, and it…
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Never Underestimate a List
An old friend of mine used to say that when coherent words escape you, start a list. So I’m starting a list. Christmas and New Year were absolutely perfect in every way. Food, movies, snuggles. Exactly the right amount of each. My wife literally gave me the moon. (a 3D…
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