2017: “A Journey of a Thousand Miles” Into the Unknown
I'm hurtling down WY-220, my knuckles white from my death-grip…
January 30, 2018/by Melanie BatesThe Pain of the Women’s March on Washington
I stood on the metro, scrunched up against scads of women…
January 31, 2017/by Melanie BatesIs Writing Hard?
"So, what do you do?" the girl asks. She has a gold star…
December 10, 2016/by Melanie BatesOn Aging: One of “Those” Women…
I needed a dress for a wedding. For some, this might seem…
September 28, 2016/by Melanie BatesResistance & The Upper Limit Problem in Creativity
Resistance has had my hands bound with anchor rope for…
July 15, 2016/by Melanie BatesA White Girl on White Privilege
I was in the middle of a workout a few weeks ago - sweat…
April 27, 2016/by Melanie BatesTraversing Female Friendship
It's fall of 1982. The grass hasn't started to crunch yet,…
February 6, 2016/by Melanie BatesIf You’ve Had a Rough Year… This One’s For You
This one goes out to a dear friend who battled breast cancer…
December 30, 2015/by Melanie BatesBest Fiction of 2015 & Perhaps a Gift Idea or Two or Five
Oh, SQUEE... Have I got a gift for you! I'm so stoked to…
December 17, 2015/by Melanie Bates10 Things I’d Rather Do Than Shop on Black Friday – 2015 Edition
Indeed! It's that time of year once again when I share my…
November 23, 2015/by Melanie BatesEmbracing the Gig Economy
I don't mean to date myself or anything, but back in the…
October 24, 2015/by Melanie BatesReconciling Passion & The Leap
I've been working on the same novel since the beginning of…
September 27, 2015/by Melanie BatesSelf-Worth = Financial Worth?
When I was sixteen I got a job at Curly's Dari Freeze.
Curly…
August 29, 2015/by Melanie BatesCurly…
Love vs. Fear: The Experiments
I know. I know. You've heard the concept of love versus fear…
July 30, 2015/by Melanie BatesIt’s Okay to Be Big, Bitches
I'm having an anxiety attack. Palms sweaty. Breathing in…
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