Amy Mackin
@mackinwriting.bsky.social
Writer, Researcher, Advocate, American Studies & Labor History, Coffee Zealot, VCFA alum, Author of Henry's Classroom: A Special Education in American Motherhood (Apprentice House 2025)
As @lastweektonight.com would say, it's been a busy week. I presented "Parenting a Child with a Disability: Navigating Economics, Policy, and Motherhood in a Neoliberal Landscape" @iamasmotherscholar.bsky.social conference on Thursday & will be speaking to a parent advocacy org this week. #Grateful
June 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
As @lastweektonight.com would say, it's been a busy week. I presented "Parenting a Child with a Disability: Navigating Economics, Policy, and Motherhood in a Neoliberal Landscape" @iamasmotherscholar.bsky.social conference on Thursday & will be speaking to a parent advocacy org this week. #Grateful
I appreciated this opportunity to discuss some of the more complicated aspects of writing my book, including cultural expectations that, for a while, made me feel as though I needed "permission" to speak/write my experiences. www.theindieview.com/2025/05/12/i...
IndieView with Amy Mackin, author of Henry’s Classroom |
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May 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I appreciated this opportunity to discuss some of the more complicated aspects of writing my book, including cultural expectations that, for a while, made me feel as though I needed "permission" to speak/write my experiences. www.theindieview.com/2025/05/12/i...
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A thousand yeses to this from Cole Arthur Riley.
May 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A thousand yeses to this from Cole Arthur Riley.
Today’s the Day! My hybrid memoir, Henry’s Classroom: A Special Education in American Motherhood, is out in the world. If you or someone you know is dealing with complex parenting, please consider taking a look. www.amymackin.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today’s the Day! My hybrid memoir, Henry’s Classroom: A Special Education in American Motherhood, is out in the world. If you or someone you know is dealing with complex parenting, please consider taking a look. www.amymackin.com
Enjoying livestream coverage of the Boston Marathon while I work, and cheering on all the runners! #BostonMarathon
April 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Enjoying livestream coverage of the Boston Marathon while I work, and cheering on all the runners! #BostonMarathon
It was an absolute pleasure to talk to GirlTalkHQ about my book and the importance of continued advocacy. If you've never engaged with this magazine that focuses on amplifying the voices of everyday womxn and girls around the world, check it out! www.girltalkhq.com/experience-a...
Experience A Special Education In American Motherhood With Amy Mackin’s New Memoir
In 2013, author and writer Amy Mackin wrote a powerful article for the Atlantic, detailing her frustrating experience navigating the public school system with her son Henry, who was diagnosed as be…
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April 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It was an absolute pleasure to talk to GirlTalkHQ about my book and the importance of continued advocacy. If you've never engaged with this magazine that focuses on amplifying the voices of everyday womxn and girls around the world, check it out! www.girltalkhq.com/experience-a...
Thank you for the opportunity and for sharing my work, @juliemgreen.bsky.social!
April 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Thank you for the opportunity and for sharing my work, @juliemgreen.bsky.social!
Just saw EEPHUS, and it was fantastic. This film does so much with so little—layers and layers of human complexity on that ball field. My favorite kind of storytelling.
Two teams. One last game. Watch the official trailer for Carson Lund’s EEPHUS, “a sports film unlike any other” (Rolling Stone). Opening in select theaters March 7. ⚾️
Watch the official trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g-b...
Watch the official trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g-b...
EEPHUS | Official Trailer | In Select Theaters March 7
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March 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Just saw EEPHUS, and it was fantastic. This film does so much with so little—layers and layers of human complexity on that ball field. My favorite kind of storytelling.
I just finished my first radio interview. A bit nerve-wracking, but it went well. I've spent many years promoting others' work to generate interest in and support of research/causes meaningful to them, and it's so exciting to now have the opportunity to discuss my own work & mission. #bookpromotion
March 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I just finished my first radio interview. A bit nerve-wracking, but it went well. I've spent many years promoting others' work to generate interest in and support of research/causes meaningful to them, and it's so exciting to now have the opportunity to discuss my own work & mission. #bookpromotion
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"No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader’s intelligence, or whose attitude is patronizing." ~ E.B. White
February 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader’s intelligence, or whose attitude is patronizing." ~ E.B. White
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“Words... They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos.... I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. " ~ Tom Stoppard
February 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“Words... They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos.... I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. " ~ Tom Stoppard