My friends at Equals asked me to contribute an essay to their gratitude issue this week, and this is something that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. It’s weird to say that I’m grateful that my first pregnancy resulted in a miscarriage, but if...
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I remember when I used to have time to read poetry every day. It was a beautiful thing. In honor of National Poetry Month I’d like to share a few of my favorite poems with you throughout the day, including a poem that I wrote years ago and only shared with some...
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Back in 2003, I wrote an essay titled Are You Sure? In this essay, I thoughtfully laid out the reasons why I never wanted to have children. I sent it to Jane and Glamour, and while neither magazine published my manifesto, I received personalized handwritten rejections...
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Hi Readers,My blog isn’t just about all of the cool stuff I like, Apple products, why Michael Ian Black should be the spokesman for Taco Bell, and my baby. Sometimes (fine!…occasionally…starting now) it’s about other people and what they need....
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Whew. It’s been a joyful, crazy, magical, dreadful, emotional couple of weeks. I wanted to write about my birth experience before my brain is completely gone. It might be too late, but I’ll give it a shot. On Thursday afternoon around 2:45 PM I decided that I would...
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