Diary of a Bad Housewife

Soundtrack- John Lennon’s Imagine and Stiff Little Fingers’ Alternative Ulster. I find myself singing about change and hope, about having...

As this Fourth of July weekend draws to a close, I'd like to offer you a post that celebrates our own punk independence, an interview w...

Working on my second book, here’s an excerpt. 4/6/86 Sunday Today started off a lazy day, playing cards at a neighbor’s house. When I ...

I feel fortunate to have been invited to several universities over the past two years where Violence Girl - East LA Rage to Hollywood Stag...

My sister-in-law Mary passed away this week. I hadn't seen her in some time, since I moved out of state for several years. Still, the ne...

Q: You briefly mention Clifton's Cafeteria in your book, Violence Girl . I've heard other interviews with you where you go into more...

My half sister Yolanda was 10 years old when I was born, so I literally and figuratively looked up to her. I remember her teaching me how...

→ Interview with Alice Bag, July 2013 ( this is part of a larger project examining the intersections of feminism, creative writing, a...

It's been a few days since the L.A. Zine Fest and the panel discussion I did with Allison Wolfe and Drew Denny,  but I'm still feeli...

The past two days have been a little like looking at the landscape through the window of a speeding car. I woke up at 5 am last Friday (that...