Was amused to read a story about Naomi Wolf in an interview with feminist blogger Jessica Valenti in today’s Guardian.
I’m the same age as Valenti, and, like her, I was a fan of Wolf’s writings on feminism as a teenager. Wolf is about as far from the stereotype of a bitter, man-hating, sandal-wearing, hirsute feminist as [...]
Something unexpected and lovely happened to me recently.
I’ve been working closely with a team of novice writers for the past four months: writing briefs for them, reviewing their work, and trying to comment on their lessons in a way that encourages them to produce better material, rather than become discouraged and petulant (no mean feat, as [...]