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
- Editor’s Pick
- 18176 Views
- 80 Comments
What Are Libraries For?
MARCH 15, 2010 9:17AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 2927 Views
- 60 Comments
Is Salon a Magazine? The NY Times Says No
JANUARY 3, 2010 11:01PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 12889 Views
- 45 Comments
Anger, My Old Friend: Where Did You Go?
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 7:59AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 7715 Views
- 64 Comments
Was Steve Jobs Really Insanely Great?
OCTOBER 13, 2011 12:53PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 7391 Views
- 32 Comments
Note to Caitlin: Joan Didion Is Not Your BFF
JANUARY 13, 2012 8:19AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 5383 Views
- 54 Comments
Truckin' in the Global Economy: Tips for Dead Head Managers
FEBRUARY 22, 2010 1:24PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 6887 Views
- 31 Comments
Mean Girls: Worse Than They Used to Be?
JULY 6, 2010 1:57PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 7914 Views
- 29 Comments
Do Uber Moms Really Exist? Why I Don't Like Trend Stories
OCTOBER 21, 2009 4:37PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1534 Views
- 25 Comments
My Father's Last Map
DECEMBER 8, 2009 8:07AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 6967 Views
- 31 Comments
Adoption "Truths": Be Careful About What You Say in Print
APRIL 19, 2010 4:38PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 5488 Views
- 38 Comments
Why I’m Sick of Mommy Writing—even by Tina Fey
MAY 9, 2011 10:52AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 4154 Views
- 30 Comments
The Fall: Ice Skating Moments of Truth
FEBRUARY 15, 2010 1:28PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 7402 Views
- 38 Comments
Is There Too Much Food Writing?
NOVEMBER 16, 2011 2:41PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 2284 Views
- 29 Comments
Editing My Father's Poems
JANUARY 22, 2010 11:02AM EST
- 1032 Views
- 24 Comments
Funeral for a Tablecloth
AUGUST 29, 2010 10:11AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1963 Views
- 34 Comments
Message from Massachusetts: Lead from the Heart
JANUARY 20, 2010 10:25AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 13916 Views
- 44 Comments
Do Novels Still Matter?
JUNE 13, 2010 9:19AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1548 Views
- 22 Comments
Should I Share My Child’s Inner World?
DECEMBER 7, 2010 2:12PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 3241 Views
- 36 Comments
A Vaccine for Bad Writing
OCTOBER 13, 2009 9:21AM EDT
- 875 Views
- 23 Comments
Publishers: Don't Just Lay Off Journalists—Execute Them
DECEMBER 30, 2009 9:15AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 3545 Views
- 38 Comments
Haitian Adoptions: Why Talking About Race Matters
MARCH 1, 2010 7:30AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 4205 Views
- 33 Comments
Why Reading Novels on My Kindle Scares Me
DECEMBER 20, 2011 12:36PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 3069 Views
- 23 Comments
The New Magazine: Blogazine or Magazog?
NOVEMBER 2, 2009 4:08PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 10562 Views
- 26 Comments
Why David Brooks Gets the Meaning of Life Wrong
JANUARY 14, 2011 1:23PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 3340 Views
- 12 Comments
Why Toy Story Made Me Cry
JUNE 25, 2010 2:43PM EDT
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