The Interaction I recently had a conversation with an extended family member that I had not seen in a while. For some reason, feminism came up (all things go back to feminism, in my opinion) and, at the word, the flow of the chat came to a pause. They looked at me seriously and said …
Love the image above? We’ve brought back our Read. Resist. Vote. shirts. Get yours now! Here we are. Week five in our ongoing Read. Resist. Vote. series (you can find week one here, week two here, week three here, and week four here). Below, you can get the lowdown on two more candidates. We’re inching ever closer to …
In the mood for some decent horror reading? So. Are. We. Give us all the books featuring haunted houses, witches, vampires, and monsters! I usually enjoy reading and watching horror year-round, but there is something about reading spooky books in the fall, especially in October. If you’re short on horror books by BIPOC authors, you’ve …
[cw: body horror, child abuse, death, descriptions of blood and gore] Background When I was in fourth grade, my father told me the legend of La Llorona, a vengeful ghost. According to the story, which dates all the way back to at least 16th-century Mexico, the woman forever roams waterfront areas at night, crying and …
In 2020, I wrote this post about books to turn to when you’re really angry about the state of the world. In the piece, I started off with a brief listing of things going on at the time to be angry about. One issue was then-president Trump rush-appointing a new Supreme Court justice, a choice …
On a recent Good Morning America interview with author Taylor Jenkins Reid, Michael Strahan asked the following: “You have faced some criticism for writing main characters like Carrie, who is Latina. And you’ve said before that you’ve felt conflicted about creating characters with a background that is different from yours. What made you decide to …
[cw: forced birth, violence, gore, alcohol, smoking] [Note: The language in this post is centered on women, mothers, and motherhood because that is the focus of the show being discussed. Not all parents are mothers, and not only women give birth.] Imagine the 1987 film Baby Boom, but make it weirder, bloodier, and more terrifying. …
It is no secret that if you Google “homeschool” or “how to homeschool in [enter your state],” you will come across a lot of religious and faith-based content. The major homeschool organizations I’ve looked into both at the state and national levels identify as Christian organizations. I’m in a few online homeschool groups, and I’ve …
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When my daughter was handed to me for the first time, I became aware of a few things: I was overwhelmed with love. I’d probably never sleep well again. And I did not want to raise her to live within societal expectations meant to silence her or force her to abide by beauty standards created …
I’m a big fan of reading vlogs, so I thought it might be fun to blog my way through reading some recently released titles. I’m sharing the details of the books and my impressions below. I’ll try not to give too much away, in case you want to pick them up yourself. [Note: The content …
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