My Passover Dinner, With the Help of the Velveteen Rabbi

Seders to celebrate liberation for all

Published in the new publication One Table, One World on Medium.

Wouldn’t mind this as my seder plate. Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash

 

Do You Ever Worry CPS Will Take Your Kids?

This judgment culture doesn’t make for the best parenting.

I just published this on Medium.

 

Happy, healthy and kind. Cropped Photo by Humphrey Muleba on Unsplash

The Man Who Choked Me on a First Date

Why it took me six dates to tell him “No.”

Published in P. S. I Love You on Medium

Woman gasping for breath. Cropped Photo by Noah Buscher on Unsplash

 

Dear Husband: What’s This Fight Really About?

The Great School Lunchbox Debate of 2019

Featured on P. S. I Love You on Medium.

Screenshot: I've got the featured article today on P. S. I Love You!!

When the High Road Turns Out to Be the Best Way Up

When the High Road Turns Out to Be the Best Way Up

Sometimes it literally pays to be kind.

Today's featured article in The Ascent on Medium!

Why I Abandoned A Publication I Struggled to Join

The only time someone blocked me on Medium

I just published this on Medium, about the drama going on with how Jonathan Greene treated Shannon Ashley, and my personal experience with it.

Waving Goodbye Photo by Alexandre Croussette on Unsplash

 

I Want to Be Strong, Like a Mama Raccoon

Trusting in our children, to climb on their own

Published in P. S. I Love You on Medium.

Baby Raccoon Photo by Gary Bendig on Unsplash

The Return of the Sun, From the Eyes of a Child

A poem about true fairy tales, to banish the night

I just published this on Medium.

Equinox Picture by Comfreak on Pixabay

 

I Cheated on Veganism, But We Never Broke Up

That time I was literally stranded on a desert island

Published in The Ascent on Medium.

This is a hard one to share. I'm afraid omnivores will be like, "Um, big deal," and vegans will be like, "I can't believe I trusted you." I hope the article itself (not just the headline) redeems me with all parties.

Photo by Food Photographer | Jennifer Pallian on Unsplash

My First Time in a Pentecostal Church

Two atheists try out a new experience.

new on Medium.

(Cropped) Photo by Jenni Jones on Unsplash

This is a rewrite of an old piece from a Literary Journalism class at University of Florida. The assignment was to do something totally out of our element and write about it, so I went to church for the first time.

Today, I brought it into present tense. I love it so much now; it's hard to understand why I ever thought past tense was a good idea.

Conversations About Marriage, With My 4-Year-Old

Then a unicorn comes, and then they float in the air…

My Wedding (Photo by Madlove Photography)

When I Discovered What I Was Really Capable Of

Yes, men are strong, but that doesn’t mean women are weak.

published in The Ascent on Medium

Photo by Avi Richards on Unsplash

"She's Crazy, But in a Good Way"

"She's Crazy, But in a Good Way"
Yes, I deal with mental illness. But please don't call me crazy.
Published in Uncalendared on Medium.

Photo by Timothy Paul Smith on Unsplash

Research Shows Hugs are Good For Your Baby

Research Shows Hugs are Good for Your Baby
The power of touch, and the unfortunate myth that you can spoil your baby
I just published this on Medium.

Photo by Janko Ferlič on Unsplash

Abortion Stories: Three Women and a Clinic 

Amidst a nationwide debate over the legality and morality of abortion, three women tell their very personal stories.

Just self-published on Medium.
An epic 19-minute read centering around experiences at the Bread & Roses Women's Health Center in Gainesville, Florida. I wrote this while in journalism school in 2006, then I never tried to get it published, because I was afraid of rejection. I just went through, made a few edits, and added current statistics throughout. Really proud of this piece, and of the women who spoke to me for the story.

“Girls just wanna have FUNdamental rights” protest sign Photo by lucia on Unsplash

 

Promise Me You'll Hide a Part of Yourself

Promise Me You'll Hide a Part of Yourself
Coming out to my mom as bisexual
Flash nonfiction published in P. S. I Love You on Medium
(Previously published in the debut issue of Storyborne Magazine, out of Port Townsend, WA)

Women Kissing, Muddy and Free — Photo by Fausto García on Unsplash

What Not to Do if Your Friend is Struggling to Breastfeed

What Not to Do if Your Friend is Struggling to Breastfeed
#2. Tell her to try harder.
Published on Medium.

Breastfeeding Struggle — Image by Meelimello on Pixabay

"Do You Have a Man at Home Who Can Help You?"

"Do You Have a Man at Home Who Can Help You?"
I may be small, but I am strong.
Published in The Ascent on Medium.

Woman Weightlifting Photo by Alora Griffiths on Unsplash