I got an email from fellow LiteraryMama, Elrena Evans about her latest writing and publishing endeavors, including the release of Mama, PhD: Women Write about Motherhood and Academic Life which she co-edited with another wonderful LiteraryMama, Caroline Grant.
In addition to checking out their blogs (which feature giveaways!), you can also enjoy the trailer they created […]
My latest column is up over at AntiRacist Parent. And kudos to new ARP editor, Tami!
…actually it’s me bitching about mommy memoirs. In case you couldn’t find the print version:
“Ain’t I a Mommy?” by Moi
Multi-tasking stats: While composing this mini-entry, I counted down the hours until I see TechBoo; listened to my stomach growl; and realized that I forgot to mail my grandfather the Father’s Day card I got for […]
I have an article in the current (summer) issue of Bitch magazine. The article is about why black women don’t tend to write “momoirs” (mommy memoirs).
If you’re not familiar with Bitch, the mag bills itself as the “feminist response to pop culture”. In addition to my piece, which I’m quite proud of, you’ll also find […]
“Bad Education offers up nothing as pat and comfortable as redemption; by design, it is a dark and largely pessimistic film. And yet, the film’s epilogue tells us that Enrique continues to make films with the ”same passion.” May art and spirit always prevail similarly in the face of evil.”
I wrote that?
This was […]
…holding someone’s infant and saying, “She’s beautiful, generally speaking. But I do think a bonnet would help distract from that gi-normous dome of hers. And those ears…”
Polite, tactful people don’t say things like this, of course. But when you share your writing, or any art, with someone for feedback, it really is […]
How flattered am I that Amy Jussel at ShapingYouth.org decided to cross-post my AntiRacistParent column (Breaking the Color Code and Princess Power)?
ShapingYouth is a forum about media and marketing’s influence on kids, and is chock-full of great resources for parents and anyone interested in kids and consumer culture. Another such site is ParentsForEthicalMarketing.org/Corporate Babysitter. […]
My latest column, The Princess Problem: “There’s More Than One Way of Being Pretty”, is up over at AntiRacistParent. Toot-toot.
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My relationship with my late mother was a loving but rocky one. Not long ago, when I drafted a tribute to my grandmother, the wonderful editor who guided me through the revision of that essay pointed out major holes in the piece. These holes represented places where I hesitated to write anything remotely […]
