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Like a Diamond: What It’s Like to Live With Autism As a Woman

Like a Diamond: What It’s Like to Live With Autism As a Woman

by: Veneranda Aguirre You ever heard the term fugazi? It’s Italian-American slang for a fake diamond. I knew words like that growing up because I was precocious since infancy. I could speak in full sentences at 18 months, but only in Spanish. I absorbed everything, apparently. Even celebrities on TV. One night my father came into my nursery after working two jobs. Since he was rarely home when I was awake, I didn’t recognize him. And I started to cry. “I’m…

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Author to Author: Marissa Price and Melissa Holbrook Pierson

Author to Author: Marissa Price and Melissa Holbrook Pierson

Writers have their own unique paths, but oftentimes, there are commonalities that impact all who endeavor to put words on the page. Australian author Marissa Price and American author Melissa Holbrook Pierson touch on some of the universal challenges of being a writer– like finding time to create and staving off “impostor syndrome.” They also discuss the particular joy of being lost– and found– in a good story, regardless of whether one is reading it or writing it. Marissa Price:…

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Human Training for Happier Dogs

Human Training for Happier Dogs

by: Natalie Parletta Dogs are loyal, devoted companions. Yet even with training, so many problematic dog behaviors puzzle and frustrate their owners, often resulting in abandonment and neglect. A new breed of dog trainers and scientists say it doesn’t have to be like this—we can educate ourselves to better understand our canine buddies. I should have known when she yanked me off of my feet, face first into the mud as we walked to the car. I was leaving a…

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Author to Author: Lisa Romeo and Dena Moes

Author to Author: Lisa Romeo and Dena Moes

Both Dena Moes and Lisa Romeo are writers, wives and mothers. Their memoirs explore family connections and the adventures they’ve taken to get to know their loved ones– and themselves– more deeply.  Dena Interviews Lisa. . . Dena Moes: You have been a writer for much of your adult life. You have worked in journalism and PR, gotten an MFA and helped found a writing program where you taught. Is there a pivotal point at which you knew you wanted to…

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Activist Comedy: An Awkward Dinner Party in 2018

Activist Comedy: An Awkward Dinner Party in 2018

by: Jordan Walker “Laughter is your spirit being brought forth from you lips and leaving you,” according to Russ Green, a stand-up comedian who performs regularly in Washington, D.C. The foundation of stand-up comedy is truth. As any comedian will tell you, you cannot deny a laugh, or the lack thereof. However, when the universal standard for the truth is being challenged, divided, and questioned every day on every major news network and by everyone with access to a public…

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