“The Stone Home,” My Second Novel, Was Crafted From Shocking Historical Truths
I wanted to represent the abuses that occurred, but I didn’t want to speak for the survivors
The narrative of the power of technology over disability is ableist and leaves little room for reality
The link between creative ambition and destruction showed me that my experiences fit a pattern
I shook and heaved in bedrooms and wallowed in the ashen blooms of what was left of me
Instead of reprimanding stan culture, it might be time for theaters to embrace it
Tarot interperations of authors from James Baldwin to Judy Blume
I needed to embrace a scary part of myself if I wanted to be sexually dominant
I wanted to represent the abuses that occurred, but I didn’t want to speak for the survivors
Under the haunted surface of "All Of Us Strangers" lies the paradox of shared pain from shame and isolation
Madeleine L'Engle showed me that being a mother artist is possible, but not easy
A lack of concern for other people’s feelings doesn’t help anyone grow
Wouldn’t it be a relief if we could stop asking authors to meet a specific set of diagnostic criteria?
I spent so much time in front of a mirror, I forgot I had depth