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If Our Kinship Is A Fire

Kinship. It’s an old-fashioned word: at its most literal, a blood connection. But also: shared characteristics or origins. Affinity, sympathy, rapport, harmony, understanding, empathy, closeness. It seems unlikely, even with the heady blend of performance, personal essays, and the topic … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Seventeen, Still Chasing the Bliss

Thirty days ago, I updated you on my Bikini Body Mommy Challenge. I was making slow, steady, healthy progress. I was working on that bliss, and making outlandish comparisons to cleaning the bathroom. I’d still rather be reading a book … Continue reading →

Next Life, NO Kids: Our Power Is Not Unique

This touching and eloquent testimonial from Julie Maida says what I haven’t yet been able to say about the experience of Listen to Your Mother: The rehearsals had me both laughing and crying hysterically. The bravery of these new friends … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Sixteen, Listen To Your Mother

Listen to Your Mother is over. Soon there will be official photos and videos to share, but for now, here’s a glimpse of my day. .@camerongarriepy on stage #LTYM#Bostonpic.twitter.com/1hYITWDNiN — Samantha McGarry (@samanthamcgarry) April 26, 2014 Thanks to Samantha McGarry … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Fifteen, A Little Shine, A Lot of Love

Today is Listen to Your Mother, and I will be reading my essay for a real audience, sharing and supporting fifteen new friends and colleagues in theirs, and I will be wearing my fearlessness on my left wrist. Not just … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Fourteen, Oh Sherrie

Sometime last week, one of my friends posed a question: …what is ONE SONG you like and listen to that is so bad, so embarrassing that it goes beyond a “guilty pleasure”? More of a “don’t judge me” or “I … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Thirteen, A Scrapbook of Romances Past

I would like to tell you all that I left a string of broken hearts across my twenties, that the road to my happy marriage was paved with romantic adventures and romcom-worthy moments, that I was the heroine of, to … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Twelve, Irony, Thy Name is Fearlessness

I am… wait for it… afraid to keep posting. Afraid the well will dry up, or that all I’ll end up talking about is weight loss and writer’s neurosis and how hard it is to be me. Wah. Irony: a …

Voluntary Amnesia: Fiction for RB Wood’s Word Count Podcast

This story originally appeared as a contribution to R.B. Wood‘s Word Count Podcast, Episode 39. To hear me read it, along with six other authors and their contributions, click the podcast link above. The prompt was: “I was walking on … Continue reading →

31 Flavors of Fearless: Eleven, The Word Count Podcast Episode 39

I’ve been lurking for some time, listening to episodes of the Word Count Podcast thanks to Eden Baylee‘s frequent participation and promotion of R. B. Wood’s monthly show for and by writers. When I saw he was calling for submissions, … Continue reading →