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Failing and Flying

Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew.It’s the same when love comes to an end,or the marriage fails and people saythey knew it was a mistake … But anythingworth doing is … Continue Reading →

Why Being a Single Mom is GREAT for your Dating Life

If you read women’s magazines, or blogs, or really just the written word in any form, you might think that single moms have it hard when it comes to dating. … Continue Reading →

I Am Not Writing About Michael Jackson. I Am Writing about You. Then, and Now.

Music is like air. Like water. With us, in us, around us, intimate, always. First kiss, first love, making love, lullabies, wedding songs, graduation, sock hops, white ankle socks, births, … Continue Reading →

If A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, then (Beth) Ditto That

This is Beth Ditto. She is the lead singer of The Gossip; a lesbian; and a fatty. Google “Beth Ditto” and “glamorizes unhealthy lifestyle”. Do it now. I dare you. … Continue Reading →

Romance Novels Tell You What (Straight) Women Want. And It Is a Short List.

Romance novels. I love romance novels. In university I wrote cheeky, explicit essays and honours dissertations on the politics of romance in film and novels and argued that in fact … Continue Reading →

How To Help Your Child Succeed in Life, and Extra-Curricular Activities are NOT It

Busy is not a virtue. In fact, busy is bullshit. Multi-tasking is the devil. We’re doing too much, and not much of it is important, useful, inspired, or part of … Continue Reading →

Happy Father’s Day to Fathers, Feminists and Slackers

What’s up with The New Fatherhood? From the head of which goddess sprang the Involved Father? Who is this demi-god with his fancy jogging stroller, hanging out at Starbucks on … Continue Reading →

An Inspired Body of Work

I am inspired by bodies.  How they feel, what they can do, how they make other people feel, and yes, how they look. We are amazing, organic, divine machines.  Our bodies … Continue Reading →

More On Mommy Blogging (or: Moron Mommy-Blogging)

There has been an awful lot of criticism about mommy bloggers lately. Yesterday I added my whisper to the chorus – but if you read that piece, you’ll see that … Continue Reading →

Pandering, Mommy Blogging, and My So-Called Career

It is Mama Monday and I’ve got a problem with mommy bloggers. This is truly, madly, deeply problematic since apparently I AM a mommy blogger – at least on Mondays. … Continue Reading →

On “Lessons from the Fat-O-Sphere” – I’m Conflicted about Fat Acceptance but not about the Authors

Fat acceptance, sizeism, healthy and intuitive eating, social critique, my bodacious boobs and buddha belly, the beauty myth…I’ve been dreading this post all week. On the one hand, something amazing … Continue Reading →

An Epic Story of Unrequited Love

I have a new theory about dating. We think we date to find sex, get attention, fall in love, lasso a partner, and/or accidentally-on-purpose end up married. That’s not it. … Continue Reading →

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