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(For the first Faith & Feminism Friday of 2013, I’m a guest contributor on the “Feminism and Religion” blog. The…
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As I progress with subsequent drafts of my book, I’ve been meeting with another writer for accountability and feedback….
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Dear Ms. Rhimes: Most of the time, I love you and you make me regret not sticking it…
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If the Mayans are right*, and the world does end on Dec. 21, 2012—does anyone else wonder if the…
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As a writer, I love subtext, and Shonda Rhimes does it brilliantly. The genius behind “Grey’s Anatomy†and “Scandal 
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I must not be up on my feminism game. Apparently, I’ve missed the wave of abortion “coming out” stories…
I stumbled upon the above tweets a few days ago in the timeline of Jonathan Merritt, author of “A Faith…
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“I don’t really believe in virginity.†I heard “The F Word†blogger Holly Combe say this during a segment…
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To a 16-year-old girl who wants to buy Plan B-One over the counter: Someone in the Obama administration you’ve probably…
Story #1: Educated, career-oriented American women falsely assume they can easily conceive children when they’re in their 40s. Story…
My column below was published 8/2/2011 as “Hospital Merger is a Double-Edged Sword for Indigent Women,” in The Forum section…
In a recent Courier-Journal article, Lifehouse executive director Joan Smith said the organization offers alternatives to abortion and said that Palin’s life “is the reality. She is a role model in the fact that she chose to have her child.†A role model? Reality? If Bristol Palin had to live one day of her magical life like the pregnant teens I’ve known, I don’t think she would be able to take it.