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This week’s essay is posted on The Thought Erotic for its inauguration issue, “We the People Won’t Be…
Last night, as I was wracking my brain to come up with an end-of-year post that was reflective, inspirational and…
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In my last column for NCR, I wrote about my somewhat surprising desire to find a church home in my…
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Blogger’s note: This post was originally published in the Courier-Journal on Sept. 28, 2014 and edited by Pam Platt. For the…
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What makes me a feminist? I’ve been thinking about this question since my feminism history class last night. We were…
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“Intergenerational Prostitution.” These words greeted viewers at yesterday morning’s Daughters of Greatness breakfast. I’ve become a regular attendee at the Ali…
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As you may know, I spent much of this week at AWP’s 2013 conference in Boston. On the last day,…
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As I progress with subsequent drafts of my book, I’ve been meeting with another writer for accountability and feedback….
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Dear Ms. Rhimes: Most of the time, I love you and you make me regret not sticking it…
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First, epic fail on my part for not taking any photos at the “Diana: A Celebration†exhibit at Frazier History…
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“to be ‘feminist’ in any authentic sense of the term is to want for all people, female and male, liberation…
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Earlier this week, I moderated a community discussion entitled, “Men Respond to the War on Women.†A panel of male…
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If you inquired as to why #VaginaMovieLines was trending on Twitter on Thursday, June 14, you found out that…
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  I published the column below in Velocity Weekly in 2009 after seeing the movie, Pray the Devil Back to…
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