How Dare You Be a FAT Girl Scout?
One of my most vivid anti-fat memories from childhood was the summer I attended a Girl Scouts day camp. It was my first camp experience, and it was filled with the smell of rotting pine needles...
View ArticleNot Dead
Hi folks, I just wanted to give you an update (for those who were wondering where I was!). I’m not dead, just very busy with a few other projects right now. I’m very close to finishing up my book (just...
View ArticleFinished the First Book!
I may have mentioned it before, but I’ve been working diligently on a novel this winter and spring (which is part of the reason my blogging volume has dropped a bit). It’s hard science fiction, kind of...
View ArticleHow To Be a Fat Novelist
Hi folks! I’ve been neglecting this blog of late due to exciting indications that my writing career is starting to gain some traction. Currently I’m in the midst of revising one novel and writing the...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Anti-Diet Commercial?
Ah, the season of diets is upon us! There have been some particularly horrendous early contenders — like the one from Nutrisystem about how much better life is for those who’ve dieted away X lbs on...
View ArticleUpdate from the Wintry North
Hi, all. First of all, I apologize for my scarcity. A lot’s been going on in Big Liberty-land, some of it good, some of it not-so-good, and lots with potential to go either way. I don’t usually blog...
View ArticleBiscuits and Gravy
“Biscuits and gravy! Heh, I can’t believe she ordered it.” “Heh, I can. Heh, biscuits and gravy.” The worst part? Those biscuits were the consistency of spongy hockey pucks, and the gravy something...
View ArticleI don’t like her: She’s obese.
Today I was subject to such blatant, naked sizist hate that I’m still struggling to process its rationalization (that is, its lack of rationalization). My very good friend is visiting my workplace for...
View ArticleWhat this fat girl’s been up to
I don’t know about you, but the winter’s a hard time for me. First, the holidays (stress and body-shaming, ack!) then January (stress and body-shaming, ack!) then February (stress and...
View ArticleA Little Blog Called “This is Thin Privilege”
Welp. It’s been a long time since I’ve swung round these parts. Time for an update. Last June I founded a little blog called “This is Thin Privilege.” You might have heard of it. It took off like a...
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