award-winning writer & performing artist in Lingit Aani, Juneau, Alaska
award-winning writer & performing artist in Lingit Aani, Juneau, Alaska
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The other day I came across an article in Slate about a woman in the 1940s who abandoned her toddlers to move to the UK and write a novel. Doris Lessing believed that she could not pursue her creative work while serving in her capacity as a mother. I both admire and despise her. After two years […]
“El que niega la muerte, niega la vida.” (He who denies death, denies life.) —Octavio Paz Today and tomorrow during Día de Muertos, Day of the Dead, people in Mexico, the U.S., & parts of Central America celebrate the lives of loved ones who passed on. Tradition holds that the dead would be offended with […]
Hello, hello! I’m happy to report that New York Times published my Tiny Victory in their Parenting newsletter this week! I bought my daughter this super soft, adorable alpaca to take to school and help with her anxiety (you can buy one here). It’s small enough to fit in her backpack. At the end of […]
It’s been a while since you visited the dentist. Some might say you’ve “let yourself go.” On a good day, you can engender the creation of a new life. On a bad day, your breasts swell like storm clouds. Your most important possessions are your stove, broom, and mop. You are the keeper and releaser […]
Woah. There are, like, a lot of people at my son’s baseball game. They look so… sporty. And there is literally no shade. Wow, it’s hot! Do I really have to stay and cheer my son on? He won’t notice if I leave, right? No, I’m going to do this. Put on my game face. Step up to […]
Do you have a child going back to in-person school next week? Are they too young to be vaccinated? Is your city, town, or village in the red for COVID cases? Do you feel like The Weeknd from the Superbowl halftime show when he was trapped in the box with blinking lights and a bunch […]
I’m thrilled to have a piece up on Huffpost Personal about the time I opted my kids out of online learning, and we opted in to immersing ourselves in nature instead. Thanks for reading! https://www.huffpost.com/entry/forest-school-unschooling-covid-19-pandemic_n_60d85213e4b01ec760f3756d
If you have been parenting children during a pandemic, this one is for you! Thanks to Belladonna Comedy for publishing! https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/are-you-parenting-small-children-during-a-pandemic-or-are-you-baba-yaga-the-ogress-who-lives-in-a-befcc821670e
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