PinnedAlways Working: Some Thoughts on Working-Class Dreams and Parenting Under Capitalism.Late at night as I sweep the kitchen floor, long after the children have gone to bed, I hear my mother’s voice echoing from a place some…May 22, 2019May 22, 2019
PinnedGod, Tori Amos, and Tattoos (revisited)I was in the shower the first time I heard the title track for Tori Amos’ album, “Little Earthquakes.” Sometimes the bathroom is the only…Jan 1, 2023Jan 1, 2023
PinnedWhat Do Grades Mean (at two different universities)?Teaching at two very different universities, (one private, one public) for the past twenty years, has been one of the biggest joys and…Nov 21, 20192Nov 21, 20192
PinnedNote to Self: Audre Lorde, Chanel Miller, and My Second Tattoo“Poetry is not a luxury” tattoo by Nomi at Nice Tattoo in BrooklynJul 8, 20211Jul 8, 20211
WWJDS: What Would Joan Didion Say?For years now as we’ve all watched and lived through the political and cultural turbulence in the U.S., there have been numerous occasions…Dec 23, 20211Dec 23, 20211
Loneliness and Grumpy Children: the Things We Don’t Share on InstaI need some space to be real here. I’m back from an amazing trip to Colombia where I got to finally meet the people and see the places my…Aug 16, 2021Aug 16, 2021
My Three Sons: Raising Boys and Telling Stories in the age of #MeTooStories and PowerMay 31, 2019May 31, 2019
Christians, WTF?To all my compassionate friends and family, I am here to tell you that it does not matter how many pics you post about children being…Jun 18, 2018Jun 18, 2018
My Review of Dietland and why Julianna Margulies is wrong about #MeTooAs a chubby, middle-aged, feminist lesbian who has had a mad crush (OK, fine, obsession) with Julianna Margulies for many years, I watched…Jun 6, 2018Jun 6, 2018
My Lesbian VisibilitySo yesterday was Lesbian Visibility Day and I was too much in a state of euphoria over Janelle Monáe’s coming out as a pansexual, “free-ass…Apr 27, 20181Apr 27, 20181
