“Deeply compelling and thoroughly entertaining.”
— Pop Sugar
“Waisted will appeal to anyone who has ever dreaded stepping on a scale… Culturally inclusive and societally on point, this is a must-read.”
— Library Journal
“Exquisitely explores body image, family & marriage.”— Booklist
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Shopping for Mother’s Day: difficult, expensive, typical (flowers! perfume! chocolates!) presents? Receiving presents? Yay!!! Stealing ideas? Smart. Below are some of the best (ethical, small business, useful, uber-pleasing) presents my family found for me. Gardening Overalls from Duluth Trading Co.
Unless one’s made of stone and iron, having written a novel based on extreme body-shaming & how the eyes of others scorch women must change one, yes? Pair that with compiling an anthology titled Women Under Scrutiny, and voila, the perfect storm for facing
Being invisible is pretty hard for a kid. Crummy childhoods take many forms; usually, it’s an amalgam of yuck. Smacks and screams thankfully have a time limit, but neglect is the gift that never stops. Even the most benign neglect—like