How to write about Africa (or how not to write about cultures not your own in...
Only 5/13ths of the way through of a Bible curriculum assignment due first week of May. So the below post may seem like a blog cop-out. But I also think it reflects my gearing up to re-engage with my...
View ArticleThe Zimmerman verdict on a mother’s face
One of my husband’s former coworkers shares a birthday with him, so we go out to dinner with his family every year in July. They are usually stimulating, fun occasions. Jake and Cindi* have two bright...
View ArticleMy Mennonite World Review column on Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Below is my July column for the Mennonite World Review. My organization, Christian Peacemaker Teams, and I did not attend the Mennonite Convention in Phoenix this year to be in solidarity with Latin@...
View ArticleOn Literary Agents and Boundaries
Back when I first started sending out manuscripts a few decades ago, I relied on books like Writer’s Market and Jeff Herman’s Writer’s Guide to Book Editor’s, Publishers and Literary Agents. The...
View ArticleAnother easy entry after another denial of entry
After my easy entry and exit in October, I was expecting another easy entry, although I was expecting some scrutiny for having entered six weeks after I left the country. Then the Israeli authorities...
View ArticleNBC’s ‘Constantine’ may be the most racist show on television
I find myself doing double takes with NBC’s new show Constantine, as in, “Did they really just say that on network TV in the 21st century?” In the November 2 episode, which featured a Romani woman, who...
View ArticleTo Kill a Mockingbird–alternate ending
This is the second installment from the novel writing course through Curtis Brown Creative in London, under the mentorship of author Nikita Lalwani and with fourteen other novel writing peers. As I...
View ArticleLetter to J.K. Rowling: For the sake of all Palestinian children who love...
I didn’t add this anonymous letter that appeared on Mondoweiss in October, because I was going to be heading to Hebron in the winter or Spring, but I think enough time has passed now that I can...
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