by Andi | Jan 20, 2014 | Andi's Book
When we think of marriage in the U.S., many of us think of love and choice and security and joy – and how we hope to have those things some day. We think of finding that special someone from all the people in the world and choosing them just as they choose us. ... by Andi | Jan 15, 2014 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
I’m sitting in a space that seems to float before me and feels all shimmer and blue. Over 1,500 copies of my book The Slaves Have Names downloaded in one day. I can barely breath that number in. I do not know what I expected . . . a dribble of interest . . . a... by Andi | Jan 13, 2014 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
I do not know what to say when delusion, misinformation, willful ignorance . . . when all the aphorisms and guises of deception speak to me and expect me to answer. I’ve never known quite what to say when I catch someone in a lie. Slavery wasn’t that bad.... by Andi | Jan 8, 2014 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
The message came in with the subject line “Grateful.” Then, her words continued: I just completed my first read of The Slaves Have Names and I wanted to say thank you. Words cannot adequately express my gratitude for your dedication, passion, and love for... by Andi | Jan 6, 2014 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
Ani DiFranco . . . I remember when Hez and I saw her show in State College . . . it was amazing, not just because she read Tony Hoagland from the stage but because I felt the energy of activism, of power inverted, of strength. I’ve been a fan for a long time....