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Evaluate my bones
Evaluate my bones when I'm gone When my skin and hair, my blood and tongue are long turned to dust My bones are frank and simple Earnest...
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Sep 15, 20151 min read
a life in poems
With this passage from Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates describes my own secret garden: "Poetry aims for an economy of truth."...
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Sep 11, 20151 min read
9/11 - this year no dress codes
I always remember being in DC on 9/11, and all we went through after that. Those with whom I lived and studied know best what I mean,...
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Sep 4, 20151 min read
today's thoughts on candidates
Doubt Biden is actually considering a run. I wonder if he's talking about this aloud because someone (Hillary?) asked him to. Doubt Trump...
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Aug 25, 20153 min read
Just Mercy
(my Instagram) That's Esquire, which I don't think of as breathless or overwrought when it comes to book reviews, praising Bryan...
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Aug 14, 20151 min read
When anger is freedom
The other day, I received news that crumpled my soul. I did what needed to be done to make it through the next few hours. I provided...
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Jul 19, 20151 min read
Today's Presidential Townhall
I am the politest person. My kids know I love etiquette (including fully ridiculous stuff like where forks go). But sometimes grief makes...
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Jun 30, 20152 min read
Acrobatic Gymnastics National Championship: First thoughts
We're back from Greensboro, NC, and the acrobatic gymnastics national championship! I've been thinking about what it was like for the...
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Apr 29, 20152 min read
On finding the perfect time and place to write
The punch line is, of course, that there's no perfect time and place. But it seems that I need to relearn this lesson every so often...
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Dec 31, 20144 min read
How MomsRising brought people together in 2014
A colleague of mine wrote this and I thought it makes a great share: A lot of folks do end of year giving at this time of year and I...
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Nov 6, 20142 min read
It's all happening!
Two things: 1. I'm participating in NaNoWriMo again this year. I had such a good experience last year, I couldn't imagine not trying...
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Nov 6, 20141 min read
one november thought
November chill has a way of shocking us into the realization of the passage of time. The quality of the chill on skin is different from...
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Oct 19, 20141 min read
how we roll with it, from Pema Chödrön
Instead of asking ourselves, “How can I find security and happiness?” we could ask ourselves, “Can I touch the center of my pain? Can I...
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Sep 16, 20142 min read
#BlogHer14: Inspiration to keep blogging--even if the field is saturated
"'No' can mean 'not yet.' Take it that way!" -Teneshia Jackson-Warren. Teneshia Jackson-Warren's opening keynote to BlogHer14 in San Jose...
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asj
Sep 15, 20141 min read
All for freedom and for pleasure: Writing as an end in itself
To embrace the work and endless practice of writing as an art and pleasure. If there is any end game or goal, maybe it's that. "All for...
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asj
Sep 15, 20141 min read
We went as technicians, we came back as humanitarians
http://www.spacequotations.com/earth.html *********************** Tweet your thoughts to @Anita_Sarah. Thank you!
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Sep 9, 20143 min read
From the MomsRising blog: Ruth with an urgent message on a Senate vote that could affect your payche
URGENT: Senators Voting on Fair Pay, Minimum Wage Bills Breaking news: The U.S. Senate could vote soon on the Paycheck Fairness Act and...
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asj
Jul 29, 20142 min read
Pathfinder Day: #BlogHer14 Preconference Keynote by Teneshia Jackson-Warner
Teneshia Jackson-Warner kicked off Pathfinder Day and BlogHer '14 with a funny and motivating presentation going through her personal...
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Jul 25, 20144 min read
Pathfinder Day: #BlogHer14 Change Agent path// practical takeaways
Pathfinder Day is a great way to start your BlogHer conference. If you haven't done it, I highly recommend it for next year. This...
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Jul 24, 20141 min read
#BlogHer14 Pathfinder Day- Personal Thoughts
Already saw Elisa Camahort Page, Grace Hwang Lynch, and a bunch of familiar faces. Getting here was hard and not hard. Kind of...
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