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What a Little-Known Ursula K. Le Guin Essay Taught Me About Being a Woman

“Introducing Myself” changed my life at 16, and it’s only become more resonant in the decades since

Jan 25, 2018

What a Little-Known Ursula K. Le Guin Essay Taught Me About Being a Woman

Jan 25, 2018

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Modern Parent

The Everything Providers

About 10 years ago, an education consultant named Jamie Vollmer wrote a list. If you are a teacher or a school administrator, there’s a…

Nov 11, 2020

Painting of 18th-century children in a home school room

Nov 11, 2020

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Mary Oliver Was My Teacher — Here’s What I Learned From Her

First published on Electric Literature

Jan 18, 2019

Mary Oliver Was My Teacher — Here’s What I Learned From Her

Jan 18, 2019

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Runner's Life

Chasing a Body

Content warning: This essay includes mentions of body dysmorphia.

Oct 31, 2024

Chasing a Body

Oct 31, 2024

Notes from the School Pickup Line

2:40 p.m.: I know I have to leave in five literal actual minutes to pick up my kid from school, but I really just want to finish this…

Sep 27, 2021

A meme showing a well-dressed woman on one side, and a literal Fraggle from Fraggle Rock on the other side, with captions “Other moms at school drop-off” and “Me at school drop-off.” “Me” is the Fraggle, obviously

Sep 27, 2021

No One Is Coming Out Of This Ahead

“What if instead of ‘behind,’ this group of kids is advanced because of this?”

Jun 28, 2020

No One Is Coming Out Of This Ahead

Jun 28, 2020

Mother’s Day

“Hug trap?”

May 10, 2020

Mother’s Day

May 10, 2020

I Thought I Was A C.J. Cregg But Really I’m A Quark

One woman I know got Joey Lucas from “The West Wing,” the calm, clever and capable political pollster played by Marlee Matlin.

Apr 9, 2020

I Thought I Was A C.J. Cregg But Really I’m A Quark

Apr 9, 2020

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Epilogue

Writing Lessons From The Clash

I’ve just finished up listening to “Stay Free: the Story of the Clash,” the 8-episode podcast narrated by Chuck D, and besides totally…

Feb 4, 2020

Writing Lessons From The Clash

Feb 4, 2020

What to Do When Your Pitch Gets Stolen

Getting taken advantage of can seem like part of the business.

Oct 9, 2019

Writer bows over a laptop with hands clasped at the back of their head

Oct 9, 2019

Emily Popek

Emily Popek

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Emily F. Popek, a school communications professional and freelance journalist, lives in upstate New York with her family.

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