Comment on Love, Peace and Eggrolls–from my family to yours . . . by Abby...
Happy Holidays, Melissa! I love this essay.
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Hi Melissa, I read your article in the October issue of The Writer magazine, and it brought me here. Then I checked out your book trailer on YouTube. Great trailer! Did I meet you at the PNWA Summer...
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Comment on Love, Peace and Eggrolls–from my family to yours . . . by Donna...
Melissa, I’m a newbie to your site, but I can say that after having read several of your archived pieces, I’ve added your site to my list of favorites on mine––for inspiration and good writing. This...
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This is a great tip particularly to those new to the blogosphere. Short but very precise information… Appreciate your sharing this one. A must read article!
View ArticleComment on Marathon Mom Reflects on the Writing Process by abbiejohnsontaylor
I got a good laugh out of the video. I wish I’d seen it a few days ago when I was creating a blog post about a book I just finished reading, I Could Pee on This: and Other Poems by Cats. The video...
View ArticleComment on Not Your Mama’s Literature–Happy Mothers’ Day! by Blogging for...
[...] Butt to Chair: Thoughts on the Writing Life Not Your Mama’s Literature–Happy Mothers’ Day! [...]
View ArticleComment on Meet the Queerspawn . . . Again! by Sherrey Meyer
Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece taken from your life of confusion, secrecy and often other-imposed shame. And for what? I stand with you as you watch the events of this week unfold.
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Years ago when I was in college, my mother told my father she was in love with another woman, a nun, and wanted a divorce. I suspected my mother and the nun were having a Lesbian relationship but had...
View ArticleComment on Meet the Queerspawn . . . Again! by LGBT Parenting Roundup: SCOTUS...
[...] about growing up in the 1970s separated from her lesbian mother, has reposted her 2005 piece “Meet the Queerspawn.” And you [...]
View ArticleComment on Meet the Queerspawn . . . Again! by Donna Fernandez
Thank you, Melissa. Thank you. As a mother of a gay son (we knew this fact when he was five years old), I’ve become an Ambassadress of “this is the way God intended it,” and other gentle axioms.
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We had a couple over to dinner last night and had a fun time, with many things in common. It would not have happened had I not attended a conference as a guest with my husband. (Guys don’t seem to...
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One of my favorite writing conference experiences was in your class at the South Beach Writers Conference and being the only person besides you who knew who Chuck Palahniuk is, as well as Stuff White...
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I usually attend two conferences a year: the WyoPoets workshop in April and the Wyoming Writers conference in June. The WyoPoets workshop, sponsored by my state’s affiliate of the National Federation...
View ArticleComment on What Does it Take to be a “Real” Mom? by Sherrey Meyer
Melissa, this is a beautiful post, especially as head into that weekend which can either bring happiness or pain to children and/or mothers or those who aren’t mothers. You have pointed out the...
View ArticleComment on What Does it Take to be a “Real” Mom? by lissahart
Thank you, Sherrey, for taking the time to write. I’m glad you enjoyed this post, and I so appreciate your own anecdote about your son and his father. Happy Mothers’ Day!
View ArticleComment on What Does it Take to be a “Real” Mom? by David Ozab
Thanks for sharing this. I missed the CSM essay when it was out three years ago. As an adopted child myself, I know that Maia will always see you as her real (and only) mom. Yes, her story is a little...
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View ArticleComment on This Travel Writer Crabs . . . Sort Of by creativityorcrazy
You write such interesting articles. Everything I’ve read by you has been intriguing, well written, and definitely not boring. You are one of my favorite role models of good article writing.
View ArticleComment on This Travel Writer Crabs . . . Sort Of by Helen Green
Melissa, this article about crabbing and enjoying the Bandon area with your family is information-packed. Until now I just thought Bandon was a classic golfing town! I loved the travel writing class...
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