This month, The Feminist Press published The Raging Skillet: The True Life Story of Chef Rossi. As part of our social media campaign for Rossi's book, various staff and interns wrote about recipes that are meaningful to us. Mine went up on tumblr today. Rossi's memoir is about her own journey as a queer, feminist,… Continue reading Food is Love
Category: Creative Non-Fiction
I Punned at the Washington Post
Following my first publication on the Solo-ish blog earlier this summer, I managed to convince the good people at The Washington Post to publish another piece of mine. A few weeks ago I headed to the gynecologist to have my IUD replaced, and because I'm a narcissistic writer, I thought to myself, "Surely I must… Continue reading I Punned at the Washington Post
I Still Call My Hometown Home
"One of the reasons writers are so much more interested in life than others who just go on living all the time is that what the writer doesn’t understand the first thing about is just what he acts like such a specialist about — and that is life. And the reason he writes is to… Continue reading I Still Call My Hometown Home
Father’s Day, Early
This blueberry beer tastes like camaraderie, like the liquid will seep in and fill the holes in our conversation--like how the cold Atlantic waves filled in the space between the rocks scattered across the craggy New Hampshire beach we walked along this morning. Tonight, this bar feels like neutral territory, miles away from our separate… Continue reading Father’s Day, Early
I Belong to Nowhere
I only love a place after I leave it. I love the longing more than the experience. I miss Seattle's green. I miss my small neighborhood where work was a short walk from home. I miss the comfort of post-college community, that group you're forever bound to because you entered adulthood at the same time.… Continue reading I Belong to Nowhere
Kait Gets Lit 