As the reviews for Inconvenient Daughter have found their way to my inbox, I’ve been thinking a lot about why I write. As a teenager, I mainly wrote to document my life. I wanted so desperately to remember every last detail, not knowing eventually these would be people, places, and…
They say winter is usually the source of blues for many people, but for me, I’m feeling a little down this fall. This is particularly strange since fall is my favorite season (which is weird considering I hate pumpkin-flavored anything). So, instead of being bummed out and unproductive, I figured…
Currently Listening to: Sound of Pulling Heaven Down, Justin Furstenfeld I had a long list of things I always wanted to do: fall in love, travel the world, learn how to make French pastries. But only one thing was at the top of that list – publish a book. When…
Lauren J. Sharkey’s essay, ECHO, was selected as a *winner* in the Women Under Scrutiny:The (Dis)Comfort) of Our Bodies, Ourselves contest. Women Under Scrutiny, compiled by Randy Susan Meyers and edited by Nancy MacDonald, is an honest, intimate examination of the relationships we have with our bodies, hair, and faces, how…
Reblogged from Blind Faith Books’ Official Facebook Page: #IAMSTRENGTH #MeetTheContributors Lauren J. Sharkey on her essay, “What All Survivors Know.” AW: In or two sentences, what is your piece in this collection about? LJS: When I was in college, I found myself in an emotionally and physically abusive relationship. This piece is…
I don’t know if it’s like this anywhere else, but on Long Island – well, white, middle-class suburban Long Island – there’s an entire culture surrounding the debate of whether to send your child to a Catholic high school, or public high school.
Dearest Bertha, I’m not sure I ever told you this, but I never wanted you. No, I wanted the bright red Honda Civic on Hillside Ave. But Dad was helping me finance the purchase, and as such, we went with his pick.
The below video’s quality is bad, the angle is wrong, the lighting leaves much to be desired, and the singing is BAD, but I needed to share it with you tonight – right now. But first…
Last Friday, I woke up to an e-mail from my publisher. The subject line read: page proofs/Inconvenient Daughter. After I opened the e-mail, I clicked the attachment and saw this:
It’s been almost two weeks since I announced my debut novel, INCONVENIENT DAUGHTER, is forthcoming from Kaylie Jones Books in 2020. After the explosion of comments on my Facebook page and the initial influx of calls and texts from friends and family died down, everything pretty much went back to…