This means so much to me. Thank you.

In terms of showing students that feminist isn't an insult, live and lead by example. Be the kind of feminist you want them to learn from, as best you can. In terms of navigating academic waters, work hard but I cannot stress this enough, MAKE TIME FOR A PERSONAL LIFE. Do not back yourself into a corner where the job…

No. I don't even know what that is.

I love everything Kate Zambreno writes on this subject and especially Green Girl.

The media, the worst parts of the media at least, are always looking for salacious soundbytes so they can get viewers and ratings and it's sad that all too often, race is the catalyst. It would be great if we could report on these stories with nuance, and if we could not only focus on the OMG THIS IS HAPPENING NOW,…

It's really quite hilarisad how many people try to say, "It wasn't racism." I only call out racism when it occurs.

If I ever get to have a dinner party with Ina, I will probably cry and then tattoo a montage of the evening across my back.

Man, every single time someone drops this joke on me, they act like it's the FIRST TIME I've ever heard it and I'm like, man, you are so so funny ha ha ha. I get most of the jokes in situations where there is a lot of alcohol.

Thank you for reading and being so supportive!

That's not weird and creepy much! But I am no longer at EIU. This fall I will be teaching at Purdue. We can be friends! E-mail is a good place to start.

You are welcome! I loved writing that essay because I was feeling EVERYTHING about finally having my "dream job," and I needed to get it all out.

I have never confronted them. I have not considered naming them. I don't even know all their names. And frankly, I never want to speak the names I do know again. When I even think of their names, I feel like puking. Fuck them. They don't deserve the sound of their names falling out of my mouth.

Roommates of any gender can be horrible so I think, whether you have a man or woman as a roommate, you need to decide what is most important to you in a living companion and develop screening questions based on those criteria. Are you a morning or a night person? Do you like loud music? Are you clean? Will you have a…

The anti-feminist movement is deeply troubling and we're seeing a rise in such sentiments because the people who have a lot to lose when feminism succeeds are getting scared. Some people who are anti-feminist are simply working from a place of ignorance and we can, perhaps, reach them but others just hate women and…

Hi Jamie. San Diego is a definite possibility. I am in So Cal quite a bit.

This fall I am really excited about Love Me Back by Merritt Tierce, The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami, Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham, The Unspeakable by Meghan Daum, to name a few.

Man, Sweet Valley Confidential just blew my mind in so many ways. I hope the series continues.

Without becoming stereotyped as what? Just be a feminist. Focus on ensuring that women are able to move through the world with the same ease as you and you will be fine.

Hi Jon. The more mature I get as a writer, the more committed I become to telling the whole story instead of only the most convenient part of a story.

My fiction and nonfiction are generally two sides of the same coin. What does it mean to be human? Often, there is an urgency in my nonfiction because I am responding to the news of the day and I'm working through not only how I feel about an issue but why I feel that way, and where we should go from that point. In my…