Social Issues | Social Issues
Jul.08.2009
When Cassie moves from the tiny town where she has always lived to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind. This is Cassie’s chance to stop being invisible and become the kind of girl who’s worth noticing.
Stepping into her new identity turns out to...
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Apr.07.2008
The essays in this book weave together the varied strands of experience that contribute to a feminist activist life. The essays touch on many topics: her coming out to her family at a movie theatre; learning to swim; her father's elegance; the bond between Blacks and Jews; the influence of writer...
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Feb.26.2008
This book was a collection of the best writers for my literary webzine Cherry Bleeds. In case there's any confusion, this is an anthology.
Over the next few years Cherry Bleeds will release future anthologies under the Cherry Bleeds name instead of Monophonic Press.
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Feb.18.2008
'Voices Rooted in Truth Shake the Sky' was published by San Francisco Women Against Rape. Two of my poems included in the anthology, were performed at the Brava Theater; San Francisco, 2006; "Human Garbage" and "The Holocaust Museum for The Poorest of the Poor". They are...
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Jan.24.2008
"When I sneaked a peak at the old man, I saw inside his nose and noticed long hair reaching out to curve around each nostril. Inch-long hair also poked out from behind the low-cut kurta and from below the wide pajama bottoms. I lowered my gaze, somehow feeling I had been improper to notice...
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Jan.17.2008
Community, Culture and Globalization was edited by Don Adams and Arlene Goldbard and published by The Rockefeller Foundation in 2002. This anthology features essays on community cultural development theory and practice from twenty-two authors based in fifteen different nations, representing a wide...
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Jan.15.2008
Publisher’s Weekly, in a starred review, hails ATTACK OF THE JAZZ GIANTS & OTHER STORIES “as one of the best fantasy collections of the year.” Kirkus Reviews adds that herein lie stories with “the feel of an angry young Harlan Ellison (few higher compliments).” Nick Gevers in Locus Magazine...
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Jan.14.2008
When Judith Tannenbaum last met with her poetry writing class at San Quentin prison, one of the students commented, "Now I'm going to give you an assignment: write about these past four years from your point of view; tell your story; let us know what you learned." This beautifully crafted...
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Jan.12.2008
Ilinois's Democratic senator illuminates the constraints of mainstream politics all too well in this sonorous manifesto. Obama (Dreams from My Father) castigates divisive partisanship (especially the Republican brand) and calls for a centrist politics based on broad American values. His own...
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Jan.08.2008
Five-year-old Luna isn't at all sure she wants to go school. For all she knows, there might be monsters there. But when her loving parents assure her that she'll have a wonderful time playing and learning, she agrees to give school a try. An understanding teacher and a group of friendly kids make...
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