PinnedErin HeiserAlways 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…6 min read·May 22, 2019----
PinnedErin HeiserGod, 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…10 min read·Jan 1, 2023----
PinnedErin HeiserWhat 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…5 min read·Nov 21, 2019--2--2
PinnedErin HeiserNote to Self: Audre Lorde, Chanel Miller, and My Second Tattoo“Poetry is not a luxury” tattoo by Nomi at Nice Tattoo in Brooklyn5 min read·Jul 8, 2021--1--1
Erin HeiserWWJDS: 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…2 min read·Dec 23, 2021--1--1
Erin HeiserLoneliness 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…7 min read·Aug 16, 2021----
Erin HeiserMy Three Sons: Raising Boys and Telling Stories in the age of #MeTooStories and Power9 min read·May 31, 2019----
Erin HeiserChristians, 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…5 min read·Jun 18, 2018----
Erin HeiserMy 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…8 min read·Jun 6, 2018----
Erin HeiserMy 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…3 min read·Apr 27, 2018--1--1