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August 30, 2016

Quick Thoughts on Work, “Productivity,” and Self Care

Some Bellwether colleagues recently shared this article about women in career and family. While I don't parent, I still found the article's reminders super useful. A few…

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November 11, 2014

Blasphemous Newsletter: Join Me!

Readers, I've started a newsletter so you can receive monthly updates on my writing life, snarky commentary on what I'm reading, and photos of my…

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May 10, 2014May 10, 2014

Trance Notebook #15 by Wayne Koestenbaum

I like this very much, this being a new poem called "Trance Notebook #15" from Wayne Koestenbaum. An excerpt: __________ “Sempre libera” backwards like Paul…

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October 16, 2013

Gorgeous Illustrations from Soviet Children’s Lit

Via The Paris Review: "Inside the Rainbow: Russian Children’s Literature 1920–35: Beautiful Books, Terrible Times is a stunning compendium of illustrations from the twenties and…

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July 18, 2012July 18, 2012

Brooklyn Rainstorm

After who knows how many days of a persistent heat wave, the clouds just broke into a thunderous rainstorm. The construction workers on scaffolds outside…

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December 7, 2011

Moscow Protests: Quick Summary & Takeaways

For the last two days, Muscovites have been taking to the streets to protest the recent (and rigged) Russian parliamentary election results. They have been…

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October 15, 2011October 15, 2011

OccupyAmerica: Burden of Proof Always Falls on the People

While I have visited Occupy Wall Street twice over the past few weeks and have supported the movement in various ways, I refer to the…

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April 29, 2011

Printers Refuse Award-Winning LGBT Student Publication

The organization where I used to work, Campus Progress, gives funding, training, and mentorship to progressive student publications all across the country. One issue of…

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June 15, 2010

Grief in the Gulf: Journalism and Trauma

Check out my latest article written for the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. It's an exploration of the stress and trauma that Gulf residents…

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