For the Grrrls
A 2009 essay I wrote for the now-defunct HER Nashville magazine, about the sheer amazingness of the Act Like a Grrrl writing/performance camp for girls age 12-18.
Help the GRRRLs Conquer the World
Vali Forrister helps to open the world for teen girls, and she could use a little help. Girlfriends! Cough up some spare change!
С женским днём! (Happy Women’s Day)
“Don’t forget to call Lidia Yakovlyevna tomorrow,” my émigré friend Inna reminded me yesterday at our weekly Russian lesson. “For the holiday.” I searched my mind frantically. I always feel so proud when Inna and her husband Victor tell me I’m “practically Russian”–usually when I’m happily scarfing down a plate of smoked herring or beef…
Ideas That Grow – Trust, in an Unlikely Place
Vali Forrister takes her Act Like a Girl creative writing camp into prison…and the results are startling.
“Act Like a Grrrl” – Ideas that Grow
Following up on last week’s post on people with big vision and even bigger energy, here’s an essay I wrote called “For the Grrrls” for HER Nashville magazine about my friend Vali Forrister’s autobiographical writing camp for teen girls. The fabulous program Vali created is called “Act Like a Grrrl,” and it’s been my great…
