Mike Jung's Blog, page 14

This is what food is like for me:

This is what food is like for me::

Imagine being an avid reader. You’re maybe a little specific about your tastes, but it doesn’t feel that way: you like a lot of genre fiction like sci-fi and fantasy, but you also enjoy the occasional…

Kindness

I’m slowly and methodically reading Anne Lamott’s SMALL VICTORIES, and of course it has me thinking about moments of grace, acts of kindness, moments of engagement, and so on. She does all sorts of great stuff, does the Lamott - visiting people, going on mountainous hikes, having long, face-to-face conversations. I tilt far more toward the “staying inside with plenty of barriers between me and other people” thing. I’m better at practicing kindness than I used to...

Hi. I'm a straight cisgender white female writer & teacher. I want to be better aware of my privilege so I can write diverse characters and, more importantly, empower my marginalized students to write. I often keep my mouth shut (or my pen down) because I'

Hi Anonymous! I really appreciate your asking this question and talking about your awareness of the privilege you have. What a big and positive step you’ve taken just by doing that! It is, in some ways, one of the hardest things for people to do. I went to the WNDB team to ask them for help answering your question because I want to give you as many resources as possible. But one thing that I want to address is the issue of “condemning” an author. It took me aback for a moment because it is su...

Hi. I'm a straight cisgender white female writer & teacher. I want to be better aware of my privilege so I can write diverse characters and, more importantly, empower my marginalized students to write. I often keep my mouth shut (or my pen down) because I'

Hi Anonymous! I really appreciate your asking this question and talking about your awareness of the privilege you have. What a big and positive step you’ve taken just by doing that! It is, in some ways, one of the hardest things for people to do. I went to the WNDB team to ask them for help answering your question because I want to give you as many resources as possible. But one thing that I want to address is the issue of “condemning” an author. It took me aback for a moment because it is su...

Hi. I'm a straight cisgender white female writer & teacher. I want to be better aware of my privilege so I can write diverse characters and, more importantly, empower my marginalized students to write. I often keep my mouth shut (or my pen down) because I'

Hi Anonymous! I really appreciate your asking this question and talking about your awareness of the privilege you have. What a big and positive step you’ve taken just by doing that! It is, in some ways, one of the hardest things for people to do. I went to the WNDB team to ask them for help answering your question because I want to give you as many resources as possible. But one thing that I want to address is the issue of “condemning” an author. It took me aback for a moment because it is su...

Hi. I'm a straight cisgender white female writer & teacher. I want to be better aware of my privilege so I can write diverse characters and, more importantly, empower my marginalized students to write. I often keep my mouth shut (or my pen down) because I'

Hi Anonymous! I really appreciate your asking this question and talking about your awareness of the privilege you have. What a big and positive step you’ve taken just by doing that! It is, in some ways, one of the hardest things for people to do. I went to the WNDB team to ask them for help answering your question because I want to give you as many resources as possible. But one thing that I want to address is the issue of “condemning” an author. It took me aback for a moment because it is su...

Hi. I'm a straight cisgender white female writer & teacher. I want to be better aware of my privilege so I can write diverse characters and, more importantly, empower my marginalized students to write. I often keep my mouth shut (or my pen down) because I'

Hi Anonymous! I really appreciate your asking this question and talking about your awareness of the privilege you have. What a big and positive step you’ve taken just by doing that! It is, in some ways, one of the hardest things for people to do. I went to the WNDB team to ask them for help answering your question because I want to give you as many resources as possible. But one thing that I want to address is the issue of “condemning” an author. It took me aback for a moment because it is su...

Hi. I'm a straight cisgender white female writer & teacher. I want to be better aware of my privilege so I can write diverse characters and, more importantly, empower my marginalized students to write. I often keep my mouth shut (or my pen down) because I'

Hi Anonymous! I really appreciate your asking this question and talking about your awareness of the privilege you have. What a big and positive step you’ve taken just by doing that! It is, in some ways, one of the hardest things for people to do. I went to the WNDB team to ask them for help answering your question because I want to give you as many resources as possible. But one thing that I want to address is the issue of “condemning” an author. It took me aback for a moment because it is su...

Hi. I'm a straight cisgender white female writer & teacher. I want to be better aware of my privilege so I can write diverse characters and, more importantly, empower my marginalized students to write. I often keep my mouth shut (or my pen down) because I'

Hi Anonymous! I really appreciate your asking this question and talking about your awareness of the privilege you have. What a big and positive step you’ve taken just by doing that! It is, in some ways, one of the hardest things for people to do. I went to the WNDB team to ask them for help answering your question because I want to give you as many resources as possible. But one thing that I want to address is the issue of “condemning” an author. It took me aback for a moment because it is su...

Hi. I'm a straight cisgender white female writer & teacher. I want to be better aware of my privilege so I can write diverse characters and, more importantly, empower my marginalized students to write. I often keep my mouth shut (or my pen down) because I'

Hi Anonymous! I really appreciate your asking this question and talking about your awareness of the privilege you have. What a big and positive step you’ve taken just by doing that! It is, in some ways, one of the hardest things for people to do. I went to the WNDB team to ask them for help answering your question because I want to give you as many resources as possible. But one thing that I want to address is the issue of “condemning” an author. It took me aback for a moment because it is su...