Diary of a Lesbian Housewyfe

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A Newsy Note from the Last Day of July
My next book, The Lesbian Housewyfe: Bigger, Broader, Delightfuller, will be released on August 12th!
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The Picasso of Being a Lady
“Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.” - Pablo Picasso
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How to Teach 8-Year-Olds How to Knit
Back when I was teaching knitting, I agreed to hold an after-school knitting class for eight-year-olds.
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The Cool Relief of Cross Stitch
A couple of weeks after we arrived in Ithaca, the humid summer heat melted me like a stick of butter in the microwave.
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Who Knew? Tofu
When we moved to Ithaca, we made the decision to be more plant-forward in our cooking.
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Storm-Style Decorating
Before the storm, the balcony looked just the way I wanted.
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The Perfect Shorty Step-Up
My favorite kitchen tool is a step stool.
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Fireworks and Fireflies
“You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in…
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Who Wants to Have a Tea Party?
Just a quick note to say that yes, I too am experiencing the world as a horror show that doesn’t end, and my hope with these little meditation posts is…
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June 2025

Be Gay. Do Housework?
Because in a world that wants to paint us as radical, being normal is the true anarchy
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How Loving Nature Supersedes the Desire to Survive
First, I have a quick question for all of you—Would you be willing to be a beta reader and reviewer for my new essay collection, The Lesbian Housewyfe…
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The Origin of My Alter Ego, the Victorian Adventuress
In a grand ballroom, sometime in the late nineteenth century, a strange scene caught Richard Willoughby’s eye.
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