Welcome to Tamara’s Sweet Shop
Take a plate, a donut (or two!), and cozy up to read an essay (or two!).
Welcome to Tamara’s Sweet Shop
Take a plate, a donut (or two!), and cozy up to read an essay (or two!).
Tamara has been accepted into 60+ Writing Residencies and Fellowships
Read One of Tamara's 60+ Essays
Poetry: Fish by Tamara MC
Our toilet grew shadows that morning, breathing ammonia. The steward...
Barbie’s Blue Leather Case
Twenty hours stretch between Tucson and Mazatlán, Mexico on a...
A Perfect Palm Springs Weekend
Palms, Parties, and Pink Cotton Candy Palm Springs sparkles with...
HER/HIS story, dawn, and Joy
HER/HIS story MC sits on a hard chair shaking her...
Miami Vice, 1993
His Murphy bed dropped from the wall in that Arizona...
Solitary Car
I am the only one alone on this train, watching...
Litva Eating Memory
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Kinder, I...
Unapologetically Joyful: How My Neurodivergent Exuberance Challenges Expectations
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Joy radiates...
Between Memory and Geography: Julie Brill’s Hidden in Plain Sight
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! A few...
Poetry: Fish by Tamara MC
Our toilet grew shadows that morning, breathing ammonia. The steward...
Barbie’s Blue Leather Case
Twenty hours stretch between Tucson and Mazatlán, Mexico on a...
A Perfect Palm Springs Weekend
Palms, Parties, and Pink Cotton Candy Palm Springs sparkles with...
HER/HIS story, dawn, and Joy
HER/HIS story MC sits on a hard chair shaking her...
Miami Vice, 1993
His Murphy bed dropped from the wall in that Arizona...
Solitary Car
I am the only one alone on this train, watching...
Litva Eating Memory
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Kinder, I...
Unapologetically Joyful: How My Neurodivergent Exuberance Challenges Expectations
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Joy radiates...
Between Memory and Geography: Julie Brill’s Hidden in Plain Sight
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! A few...
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FAQ
My name is pronounced:
“Tamara” like the sun will come out tomorrow.
“MC” like emcee, not McDonalds.
My students often call me Doc MC, and you can too.
Someone who believes in the magical strength of all girls, women, and female-identifying humans to live free in matriarchal magnificence.
And yes, I did make up this title.
Pink is power. Unicorns represents our eternal search for magic.
Joy is transgressive. Being joyful is activism.
“Joy and pain
Like sunshine and rain”
Absolutely!
This is an inclusive space, and anyone who supports our mission is welcome.
I’ve loved Barbie since I was a little girl. She was able to do all the things I dreamed of before I was physically able.
Barbie was my girl way before the movie premiered.
Absolutely nothing. That’s exactly why unicorns are the symbol of my brand and my website. Unicorns stand for freedom.
No! She has no training or certificates in these areas, just a lifetime of experience.
