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Now there are a lot of great biographies of women who have changed the world. If you’re looking for a particular woman’s story, I’d be happy to recommend one to you. But if you just want to share the idea that there are a lot of different women who have changed the world in a lot of different ways, I recommend Rad American Women A-Z. Continue Reading
It’s about listening and humility.At the AWP conference this past Saturday, I made it a point to attend as many discussions about diversity as I could. The conference is aimed at writers not librarians–I only dream of calling myself a writer–but I found the perspective quite valuable. I attended panels that featured writers of color discussing their work and their experiences in the publishing world, and the conversations kept coming back to listening and humility.Can you write outside of your own experiences, including those of race, culture, and gender? Sure. But be aware of the complexity there. Continue Reading
The Local Current blog has covered some of the most notable women in Minnesota music history Continue Reading
Zoo Animal may have taken the last year and a half away from the spotlight, but Holly Hansen’s minimalist, poetic style has remained among my most- Continue Reading
I spent most of Monday in what felt like a sea of first graders. Continue Reading
Most Sunday mornings, my daughter and I ride a city bus to church and back home again. We have waited for the bus in the rain and in the falling snow. Continue Reading
Someone was always handing out zines at rock shows back in the ’90s. I always took whatever people were handing out because I was too shy to do otherwise back then. Continue Reading
I am sick of talking about princesses. I am sick of my daughter talking about how much she loves princesses, but I’m also sick of hearing and reading about parents hating princesses. So when a review copy of The Princess Problemlanded on my desk at work, I rolled my eyes and ignored it for a while. Continue Reading
One of the most common questions I am asked regarding my prosthetic arm is some variation of the following: “Why don’t you have one of those cool robot hands I saw on TV?” Continue Reading
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