According to the internet, orange increases oxygen supply to the brain to produce an invigorating effect and stimulate mental activity.
Shades of Orange by Celeste Hankins
Category: March-April 2021
INTERVIEW: Nefertiti Austin, Author of Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America
Interview by Lara LillibridgeMotherhood So White. That’s what Nefertiti, a single African American woman, discovered when she decided she wanted to adopt a Black baby boy out of the foster care system. Eager to finally join the motherhood ranks, Nefertiti was shocked when people started asking her why she wanted to adopt a “crack baby”…
REVIEW: Selling the Farm by Debra Di Blasi
The memoir blends poetry and prose in a way that makes you want to mark every line to revisit and unpack later.
INTERVIEW: Gene Luen Yang, author and artist, Dragon Hoops
Gene Luen Yang has been writing and drawing comics since he was a kid.
INTERVIEW: Leslie Lehr, Author of A Boob’s Life
Author Leslie Lehr wants to talk about boobs.
CRAFT: Leaning Into the “Creative” Part of CNF by Lori Yeghiayan Friedman
In addition to my questionable memory for details, I have little concrete information to work with when it comes to family stories.
WRITING LIFE: Creating a Book of Delights by Deborah Lindsay Williams
The delight notebook helps us let go of all that is fraught about writing.
Her Legacy by Sheila Monaghan
The only thing she loves more than jewelry is babies. That’s the running joke among my seven siblings and me…
Salsa Night by Francisco Martínezcuello
There is no rank, relationship status, or labels on the dance floor.
October by Anya Liftig
“How much is it going to cost me to get rid of you?” I’m watching his mouth as he says this, as my beloved husband says this…
