Tag: Marianne Hales Harding
Letter to a young(ish) writer
Letter to a young(ish) writer
Recently a friend of mine asked me for advice about getting back into writing after a hiatus (in this case...
This is not how civilized people disagree
I wrote my column a week or so ago and was typing it up for my deadline, but every word I typed seemed frivolous...
Writing contest for a ring?
I still can’t decide if sponsoring this writing contest was the worst idea I’ve had this year or the best. It started when I...
An argument for steel straws
My sister and I are part of an elite club called the Nature Wasters. We earned that title by not being as extreme in...
I am Definitely Not Sexist (or racist or homophobic)
“Give me some credit,” he said to me, at least three times, after he told me several stories meant to establish his cred as...
Meet the Muslims in Utah
Last summer, a single dad friend of mine reported that his daughter, who is African American, asked him why they didn’t see very many...
Liberals don’t want the plane to crash either: Unpacking the political...
My dear conservative friends, please know that your liberal friends are not rooting for the country to fall into ruins or for the president...
Forced to take piano lessons: One mom’s apologetics
At a recent concert, singer Calee Reed told a funny story about being forced to take piano lessons as a child (as was her...
The Republican voter and being OK (or not): A response to...
A food staple when I was growing up in Arizona was a Mexican-ish dish with lots of beans and spices. We called it Wetback...
A straight Mormon talks about LGBTQ families and marriage equality
Editor's note: a previous version of this piece listed the title of Melissa Leilani Larsen's play "Pilot Program" as "Pilot Project."
If you’ve known me...