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Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929-2018

Posted on February 19, 2018 by allisongreenwriter

Our class took a break one sunny afternoon and hiked along the McKenzie River in the Willamette National Forest of Oregon. Our teacher, Ursula Le Guin, led the way, naming the trees, shrubs, ferns, and groundcovers. It was the summer … Continue reading →

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Conjuring Hurston

Posted on February 21, 2016 by allisongreenwriter

When loved ones die, we think of them, talk to them, ask their advice out loud and in our dreams. We conjure them, not only because we miss them, but because we need them. Alice Walker needed writer Zora Neale … Continue reading →

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Reunion

Posted on September 25, 2014 by allisongreenwriter

Bears like the Eagle’s Nest Motel in Priest River, Idaho. They lounge on the railings, shimmy up poles, and dangle from porch swings. We spent a couple of nights there this summer while attending a family reunion at nearby Diamond … Continue reading →

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Doris Lessing, 1919-2013

Posted on January 29, 2014 by allisongreenwriter

“I keep four notebooks, a black notebook, which is to do with Anna Wulf the writer; a red notebook, concerned with politics; a yellow notebook, in which I make stories out of my experience; and a blue notebook which tries … Continue reading →

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New Publication: “Ratification” in Calyx

Posted on August 6, 2012 by allisongreenwriter

Calyx has just published my essay “Ratification,” about growing up during the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment (click the link to purchase a copy). So here is the third-grader who was spooked by her anti-ERA teacher. She doesn’t look … Continue reading →

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Partridge Family Feminism

Posted on July 10, 2012 by allisongreenwriter

I was seven years old when “The Partridge Family” broadcast the episode “My Son, the Feminist.” Keith, the heart-throb lead singer, offers to play music at a rally for Power of Women because his girlfriend Tina is a member (get … Continue reading →

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