Trouble with filtering? Bothered by pov? Befuddled by adverbs? Stop. Don't panic. You and I are going to learn to absolutely boss line editing. Ongoing: updated most Mondays.
[This book is NON-Fiction and sort of academic in tone. Check out "Journey to Joseph" if you are interested in historical fiction.] Although trans* visibility has only increased in recent years, it is not a new experience. Transgressing gender boundaries is not a fad. Trans* history is as diverse and far-reaching as h...
As a little girl I loved Indiana Jones, not Harrison Ford, no, Indy. I dreamed about one day exploring ancient temples just like him. Now, as an adult, many say I am a real life Indiana Jones. I'm an archaeologist with a masters degree in Cultural Heritage who works in museums and goes to excavations. I've seen the t...
Mullets. Precisely why they exist, I suspect we'll never know. But, nevertheless, exist they do. There are bad mullets and there are...well, less bad mullets and there are mullets whose very being make one question the fundamental tenets of reality. While the 80s gave us many fine things, I would argue the mullet is n...
More than 60 million people are currently fleeing conflict or persecution around the world. Due to their race, religion or nationality, these people's homes are no longer safe places to live and their governments no longer provide them with protection. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) works arou...
Personal essays about life : identity, women, widowhood, families, relationships, love, money and much more
There are many different types of parenting. Mine was... not a type at all. I have been asked a few times, about how I got my boys to this point. Get ready for an upside down world!
**2016 WATTYS WINNER FOR VISUAL STORYTELLING** Letting her appearance fall to the wayside and desperate to find a reason for her life, Marilyn sits half naked in an Urgent Care examination room with a mysterious skin itch. If she can survive the humiliation of being treated by a sexy male nurse while unraveling the hi...
A collection of non-fiction essays about women by women in celebration of never giving up in the pursuit of what's right. Cover design by @KristineInchausti based on an original concept by Barbara Kruger Photograph by Rowland Scherman [The National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/542013]
Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor degree.
This is a smattering of the funny episodes in a tragic disease. Humour is everywhere if you keep an open mind and embrace the opportunities to laugh and smile.