The Post That Started It All

The post that launched the book. Sort of. The story behind the story is that the post I am now most known for was not originally slated to be included in Blacklisted from the PTA.

What? That makes no sense, Lela. It’s the TITLE of the book.

I know. I’m highly rational. I won’t tell you the original title because it was really bad. I thought it was clever, but it just wasn’t. I didn’t think this post, originally written in 2009, was long enough for the book. Just not meaty enough. It only earn...