I am SO excited about our new endeavor on the #AmWriting podcast, First Pages. You submit your first 350 words and we read and discuss on the pod, getting at the essential question: would we keep reading? open.substack.com/pub/amwriting/…

I have a VIRTUAL event on substance use prevention in kids coming up next week in partnership with the Idaho Office of Drug Policy and there's room for all! Free and open to the public!

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Why our family stopped observing Mother's Day (and Father's Day and Valentine's Day) about ten years ago.

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“I thought my mother was an only child. I was wrong.”

Jennifer Senior is a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for her article about her aunt, Adele, who was institutionalized as a toddler because of an intellectual disability. Senior explores the life she could have lived:…

What’s the best part about my work? Talking with teens about how they help themselves feel better when they become upset. Here’s what they tell me.

Had such a great time doing this interview with Totally Preventable and the Newport County Prevention Coalition.

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New post: The Repeal of Mother's Day.

Enjoy your holidays if they bring you joy. Have at it and godspeed. However, for the parents out there for whom Mother’s and Father’s Days have never quite felt right, this one’s for you.

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Gov. Kristi Noem claimed in her new book that she met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and “starred him down.”

On Thursday, Noem’s spokesperson acknowledged the two have never met and her story was false.

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I've expressed my hatred of grading portals both as a teacher and as a parent for ages, glad to see more voices weigh in, especially the esteemed expert on all things kids and tech, Devorah Heitner.

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Congratulations to Dana Smith for winning the RSoA 2024 Media Award for '...the ability of science writers to expertly interpret difficult-to-understand scientific findings for a broad audience of non-scientists.' YAY!!!!!