My boyfriend broke up with me on Christmas.
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! My boyfriend and I had a perfect Christmas with a Venezuelan meal, a fire pit, and dancing. But that night, he broke […]
Holy Food by Christina Ward
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Tamara MC, former cult member, interviews Christina Ward about Holy Food: How Cults, Commune, and Religious Movements Influenced What We Eat, An […]
On Nonfiction Book Proposals, Residencies, and Her Essay Collection ‘The Loneliness Files’
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Top 5 Most Read of 2023 Athena Dixon by Dr. Tamara MC When I read the title of Athena Dixon’s latest book, The Loneliness […]
Tamara MC In Conversation With Athena Dixon, Author Of the Loneliness Files
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! What does a lifetime of loneliness look like, feel like in the body? Athena Dixon examines this question in her second book, The Loneliness […]
I Moved into a Trailer Park as an Empty Nester — And I Love It
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! I had two kids in high school and a beautiful house on a hill when I got divorced more than a decade ago. Because […]
On Guinevere Turner’s “When the World Didn’t End”
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! ON JANUARY 5, 1975, when Guinevere Turner was seven, the world was supposed to end. She grabbed her favorite toy and donned […]
Women Talking: When Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Part
Originally a novel written by Miriam Toews, the film Women Talking, directed by Sarah Polley, won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2023 Academy Awards. (Photo: Michael Gibson/Orion Pictures) Want to listen […]
I Was Raised in a Cult. Like the Duggar Family, We Had Dark Secrets
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Many are stunned after watching Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, a docuseries about the famously growing Duggar family, on Amazon Prime. How could this have […]
I’m in my 50s and I cycle every day – these are the benefits I’ve experienced after nearly 4 years on the road
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Cycling every day has so many benefits for your physical and mental health, as writer Tamara MC reveals to woman&home Cycling is […]