I am hollowed out by rage. My work has been trash. I’m exhausted every day. I spend so much time trying to understand what would make a sane, rational person think, “Brett Kavanaugh will be…
Posts tagged feminism
The Problem with Dude Rock Interviewers & Learning to Not Apologize
Yesterday morning I spent an hour of my time listening to a Grantland podcast. These are the kinds of words I would never expect to say about myself. First, I am not a podcast listener…
Stop Using the Term ‘Dad Rock’
First they came for Wilco, at least that’s the first time I heard the term. Wilco was “Dad Rock” and it made me laugh, because at that point “Sky Blue Sky” had just come out…
Yes, Even Me
My mind is full. The messages are contradictory. I need to write today and I haven’t yet. When I get around to it, my main character Cora will buckle under the weight of responsibility. I…
How come no one ever mentions popping boners at a rock concert?
I can’t remember who tweeted it or why it even entered my field of vision, but the other night some guy tweeted about panties dropping at a Bruno Mars’ concert. I probably can’t remember it…
On this Galentine’s Day I’m celebrating The Current & Women Who Love the Rock & Roll
According to Councilwoman Leslie Knope of Pawnee, Indiana today is Galentine’s Day. It’s the day before Valentine’s Day when you celebrate all the smart, fabulous women in your life. On this Galentine’s Day, I would…
The misogyny is bringing me down
The war being waged against women in 2012 finds me spending a lot time in a heart-fluttering ALL CAPS rage. There’s so much rage and fear and utter incredulousness that I don’t even know what…
Surprise! Women will also have books published this fall
Yes, women have written books that are going to be published this fall. In fact, women have written books that other people are actually really excited to read. Of course, this might be hard to…
No boys allowed
I’m still very angry about the VIDA Stats. So angry that I cannot bring myself to read a book written by a man. The thought of cracking into The Illumination by Kevin Brockmeier (the next…
6 essential books from the last 25 years written by women
One of my Twitter pals admitted today that after reading my post about Flavorpill’s awful sexist literary lists he realized there were no books written by women in his list of personal favorites. I pondered…