Athena's Head
On Writing, Parenting, and Pop-Mom Culture
Martha Nichols
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Birthday
- March 18
- Title
- Editor in Chief
- Company
- Talking Writing
- Bio
- I run Talking Writing, an online literary magazine. I'm also a contributing editor at the Women's Review of Books and a freelance journalist in the Boston area. I write about women's issues, books, youth services, and adoption. As the mother of a son born in Vietnam, I look for fresh perspectives on the seemingly random pieces of our lives.
I cross-post most OS entries on my website Athena's Head. I am not paid a cent for any reviews or product references—these opinions are mine alone.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Why Travel?
May 21, 2012 12:32PM - I Confess: I Hate Shopping
Malls
February 28, 2012 05:48PM - Be Careful When You Say
"Exotic"
February 18, 2012 08:51PM - The Trouble with Affluent Kids
February 05, 2012 06:28AM - Note to Caitlin: Joan Didion
Is Not Your BFF
January 13, 2012 07:44AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Fusun: I look forward to
reading about what it's like
for you
to go back to
that…”
May 25, 2012 09:23AM - “Cynthia, that's a
beautiful quote about
pilgrimage. Yes. At
some
level, the exper…”
May 23, 2012 10:00AM - “Big, big question,
Jessica. I want to say yes and
no, but
that's a cop out. I
thi…”
May 22, 2012 01:46PM - “Hey, thanks for such
quick responses! I agree that
travel
away from the
familiar…”
May 21, 2012 02:47PM - “I love this, David,
because I've always loved
Toni
Morrison—and in the
curr…”
May 17, 2012 10:16AM
Martha Nichols's Links
- Martha's Adoption Writing
- Seven-Year-Olds Don't Get Star Trek
- International Adoption: Why I Don't Believe in Fate
- How I Became an Anime Fan--Not a Racebender
- Adoption Fearmongers Take Over
- Is My Son Lucky?
- Imagining My Family: Which One Is Real?
- The Adoption Post I Should Have Written
- Haitian Adoptions: Why Talking About Race Matters
- Adoption "Truths": Be Careful What You Say in Print
- Athena's Head Links
- Martha's website
- Martha on Twitter: Athenas_Head
- Martha's Zines
- Talking Writing: The Magazine
Martha Nichols's Favorites
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The First Apartment: A Rite of Passage
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The Vagabond in the White House
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News about Israel - May 20, 2012
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A Day in the Life of Tink
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My Code Year, Things Being More Equal Than Others
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OPEN CALL - Two Historical Events You'd Love To Witness
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VIDEO: MISS NINE'S ANIMATION FOR "DATING COPS" BY THE INTELLIGENCE
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