“You're thinking about the continuum of life as you load the washing machine or scoop out the litter box.blue-girl-larger Or maybe that's just me. That seems to be an endlessly challenging and interesting way to live.” ThinkingWaySeemsGirlChallengesInterestingMachinesBlueBoxesLoadWashingWay To LiveContinuumInteresting WaysWashing Machines Author:Laurie Foos
“I think it's still difficult to write about motherhood and anxiety, that talking about not wanting to be a mother or feeling ambivalent about motherhood makes people uneasy. The ambivalent mother is certainly much more interesting.” PeopleThinkingWritingStillsFeelingsMotherDifficultInterestingTalkingAnxietyMotherhoodUneasyAmbivalent Author:Laurie Foos
“I don't mind being called a "feminist," as I certainly embrace the tenets of feminism, though it does feel a little sad to me that we need to call a novel "feminist" simply because the female characters are interesting and strong.” NeedsFeelsMindLittlesDoeCharacterStrongInterestingNovelFeminismFemaleEmbraceFeministFemale Characters Author:Laurie Foos
“What I find interesting and heartening, though, is that there does seem to be a shift in the subject matter being written about by women that is doing well in the culture. We're seeing more women writing dystopian fiction, more women writing novels set post-apocalyptic settings, subjects and themes that used to be dominated by men.” MenWritingWellsDoeMatterSeemsUsedCultureInterestingFictionNovelWrittenSeeingSubjectsSettingUsed To BeSettingsPostsThemeDystopianSubject MatterApocalypticDystopian FictionPost Apocalyptic Author:Laurie Foos