The Weight of Great Expectations

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by Robin O’Bryant     Thanksgiving was fun. We spent a week at The Farm in Jasper, Alabama with Zeb’s family. I love them and I have the best in-laws in the world. I don’t even have to try to like them, because I just do. They are awesome. And I say that because I don’t want […]

GBP Showcase: Why Do You Look Like That, Mommy?

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Girl Body Pride is coming up on a birthday. To celebrate, we are taking a moment to showcase our favorite submissions from guest writers and contributions from our regular team. Do you have a favorite you’d like to see here? Send me an email at . Margaret Elysia Garcia published Why Do You Look Like […]

Why I Chose To Regress Women’s Rights in Defiance

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by C.J. Redwine One of the questions I get asked most often at signings is why I chose to regress women’s rights in the city-state of Baalboden in DEFIANCE. I’ve heard everything from anger that I would regress women’s rights to fascinated interest in looking at a society where girls are treated like property and are […]

Why Do You Look That Way, Mommy?

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  I said something really bad to my daughter the last time she called me fat. Mind you, she’s eight years old and often reminds me that I’m fat. And mind you, I’ve raised her without Barbie dolls or television thinking that somehow that was going to keep cultural expectations at bay. For the record, […]

When Hope is…Bad?

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  Erin Kotecki Vest is busy making lupus her bitch and inspiring the world in the process. Read on for her thoughts on chronic illness and hope.   I’ve been gun-shy to write. There is so much going on it’s hard to not only keep my blog up-to-date, but keep myself in check when writing. […]