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Reposted by Alysia Abbott
An incredibly important, moving essay by my friend Alysia Abbott. Please read and share. @mizabbott.bsky.social
My son has profound autism. And we are still a family
Despite what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may have you believe, it isn’t autism itself that’s caused us the most harm, but the ways that our experience with the disorder has left us feeling isolated and misu...
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May 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
In other news... this Tues., I have the enormous honor of interviewing @pagankennedy.bsky.social for the launch of "The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime" @harvardbookstore.bsky.social. Hers is truly a brilliant book and this will be a fascinating conversation. tinyurl.com/3phyxc5b
Pagan Kennedy at HARVARD BOOK STORE INC | Penguin Random House Canada
Pagan Kennedy in conversation with Alysia Abbott
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January 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
As much as I'm still la-la-la-la-la-I-can't-here-you about Monday's THING, I'm kind of loving the extreme cold predicted. It feels fitting— like Hell is freezing over
January 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Reposted by Alysia Abbott
I had some feelings about things I’ve seen on social media in the week since the election. My latest for @mcsweeneys.bsky.social. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sur...
Sure, I Voted for Someone Whose Policies Might Kill You, but Now’s the Time to Put Aside Our Differences
It’s me, that woman you barely remember from your tenth-grade homeroom who keeps turning up on your Facebook page like a cold sore. Before the elec...
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November 13, 2024 at 7:29 PM
A quick hey since I'm new. I'm an SF and NY-raised writer now living outside Boston. My memoir FAIRYLAND came out ten years ago and was made into a movie which premiered at Sundance in '23. I teach writing and literature. When not using the left side of my brain I like to draw nekked people.
November 15, 2024 at 3:06 AM