As a little tribute to finishing the first revision reading of my book, I wanted to address two questions that have come up several times during the process of my writing. 1. Why does your book focus on “subtle” sexual and gender harassment and not the “big” topics of sexual harassment and assault? When I first started writing A Sacrificial Justice, I wasn’t even going to include sexual harassment of any kind. I wanted to make the entire story about [...]
This is a long overdue writing update (I think the June 1st entry was my last actual update), so I have lots to fill you in on (especially if you don’t follow me on Instagram). First off, I finished my first draft on July 29th, almost exactly five months after I started. That in and of itself felt like the biggest accomplishment and the most anticlimactic moment of this whole process. Finishing the first draft meant I got the bones [...]
I’m taking a deep breath when I write this and praying that everything I write here is heard with the heart I intend. Let me start out by saying: this is inspired by the Kavanaugh hearings, but it’s not really about the Kavanaugh hearings. Many people I know are taking staunch sides on that hearing, and I can’t. In fact, I didn’t listen to the hearing for a few reasons: 1) I have no tried and true way to discern [...]
