A mother's hands are neatly folded She speaks, and her voice is neat as well. "When you have a dismemberment," she says. And her voice is...

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...

With this passage from Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates describes my own secret garden: "Poetry aims for an economy of truth."...

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,...

Doubt Biden is actually considering a run. I wonder if he's talking about this aloud because someone (Hillary?) asked him to. Doubt Trump...

(my Instagram) That's Esquire, which I don't think of as breathless or overwrought when it comes to book reviews, praising Bryan...

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...

I am the politest person. My kids know I love etiquette (including fully ridiculous stuff like where forks go). But sometimes grief makes...

We're back from Greensboro, NC, and the acrobatic gymnastics national championship! I've been thinking about what it was like for the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"'No' can mean 'not yet.' Take it that way!" -Teneshia Jackson-Warren. Teneshia Jackson-Warren's opening keynote to BlogHer14 in San Jose...

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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URGENT: Senators Voting on Fair Pay, Minimum Wage Bills Breaking news: The U.S. Senate could vote soon on the Paycheck Fairness Act and...

Teneshia Jackson-Warner kicked off Pathfinder Day and BlogHer '14 with a funny and motivating presentation going through her personal...

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...