Friends of Fledgling Podcast I spoke with Sammi LaBue of Fledgling Writers Workshop about self-publishing, embodied writing, metaphors, and so much more.
Every Family Forward: Solidarity and community for LGBTQ+ families How can we build solidarity with and community for LGBTQ+ families?Every Family Forward I appeared alongside Krista Scott from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Sade Dozan from Borealis Philanthropy for a wide-ranging discussion of LGBTQ+ families in this moment. We discussed community, legibility, looking beyond protection to possibility, care
How to Survive as a Writer in a Capitalist Dystopia by Russell Nohelty I just finished reading How to Survive as a Writer in a Capitalist Dystopia and I was intrigued by how he broke down audience growth. Specifically: * It's ok and very possible to pay for advertising to get newsletter leads, and you can see this as a way of
Seduced by Sensemaking They say smart people join cults because their minds crave cohesion. Basically, smart people are suckers for an explanation that makes sense.
Even the Cemeteries Have Space Here About the book A trans man, devastated by infertility, moves to a small town to start over and immediately gets his period back. In this lyrical collection, Finn Schubert explores the liminal spaces between urban and rural, past and present, maleness and menstrual blood, erasures and taking up space. An