Andrea Tate
@andreatate.bsky.social
Writer/Teacher
HuffPost, Brevity Blog, Manifest Station, Hippocampus. Antioch University MFA Alum. Speak your mind. Write your truth.
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HuffPost, Brevity Blog, Manifest Station, Hippocampus. Antioch University MFA Alum. Speak your mind. Write your truth.
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Andrea Tate
@andreatate.bsky.social
· Sep 26
L.A. Affairs: He roots for Trump and the Dodgers. Could we stay married?
My husband and I have been together for 15 years. Our marriage counselor gave us one piece of advice: Don't talk about politics with each other.
www.latimes.com
I wrote this piece for the L.A. Times. I hope it helps us eliminate some of the hate. Hate the crimes not the people. This administration has fostered so much anger against each other.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Honoring those who fought for our country, not the one who….you get the idea.
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Honoring those who fought for our country, not the one who….you get the idea.
Good to know!
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Good to know!
I wrote this piece for the L.A. Times. I hope it helps us eliminate some of the hate. Hate the crimes not the people. This administration has fostered so much anger against each other.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
L.A. Affairs: He roots for Trump and the Dodgers. Could we stay married?
My husband and I have been together for 15 years. Our marriage counselor gave us one piece of advice: Don't talk about politics with each other.
www.latimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I wrote this piece for the L.A. Times. I hope it helps us eliminate some of the hate. Hate the crimes not the people. This administration has fostered so much anger against each other.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Important task of the day:
Cancel Hulu/Disney
Done!
Cancel Hulu/Disney
Done!
September 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Important task of the day:
Cancel Hulu/Disney
Done!
Cancel Hulu/Disney
Done!
Did anyone see Jodi Picoult’s interview with PEN America at AWP? Every word was inspiring. ❤️
"You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page"
- Jodi Picoult
#writingcommunity
"You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page"
- Jodi Picoult
#writingcommunity
April 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Did anyone see Jodi Picoult’s interview with PEN America at AWP? Every word was inspiring. ❤️
"You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page"
- Jodi Picoult
#writingcommunity
"You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page"
- Jodi Picoult
#writingcommunity
I’m continually asked to speak to writers and organizations about this viral article I wrote. I still receive emails 4 months later thanking me for writing this piece. Posting it again will bring more hate from Trump supporters, but there’s always the delete function.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
My Husband And His Family Voted For Trump — So I'm Canceling Thanksgiving And Christmas
"I will not unwrap gifts given to me by people who voted for a party that has talked about building internment camps and mass deportation."
www.huffpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’m continually asked to speak to writers and organizations about this viral article I wrote. I still receive emails 4 months later thanking me for writing this piece. Posting it again will bring more hate from Trump supporters, but there’s always the delete function.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
What happened to “Love your neighbor as you love yourself?”
Sorry Canada, our leaders stink!
Sorry Canada, our leaders stink!
March 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What happened to “Love your neighbor as you love yourself?”
Sorry Canada, our leaders stink!
Sorry Canada, our leaders stink!
If you’re curious, I wrote about my publishing journey in this week’s Substack.
#writingcommunity
#awritingpractice
#essays
#writingcommunity
#awritingpractice
#essays
A Writing Practice: Part 2
The Road to Publishing Essays
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If you’re curious, I wrote about my publishing journey in this week’s Substack.
#writingcommunity
#awritingpractice
#essays
#writingcommunity
#awritingpractice
#essays
If you are confused about the Super Bowl half-time show, read up on it and understand why it was brilliant.
What White People Didn’t Get About Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance
Here are some of the hidden messages
substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you are confused about the Super Bowl half-time show, read up on it and understand why it was brilliant.
Advice for nonfiction writers and our current leaders on blaming others.
#writingcommunity
#essays
#memoir
#writingcommunity
#essays
#memoir
The Blame Game
Nonfiction Writers and Leaders Beware
illshowyou.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Advice for nonfiction writers and our current leaders on blaming others.
#writingcommunity
#essays
#memoir
#writingcommunity
#essays
#memoir
“Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil” —Aristotle
So many are living in fear right now, and most of us know where the evil lies. Why are so many blind?
#keepwriting
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
So many are living in fear right now, and most of us know where the evil lies. Why are so many blind?
#keepwriting
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
February 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil” —Aristotle
So many are living in fear right now, and most of us know where the evil lies. Why are so many blind?
#keepwriting
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
So many are living in fear right now, and most of us know where the evil lies. Why are so many blind?
#keepwriting
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
Blaming others is not a sign of leadership. It’s a sign of weakness and ignorance. Every good leader looks within themselves on how they can do better. They don’t point fingers. They take responsibility.
January 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Blaming others is not a sign of leadership. It’s a sign of weakness and ignorance. Every good leader looks within themselves on how they can do better. They don’t point fingers. They take responsibility.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about confidence and its importance in achieving anything. Sometimes we just have to put it on like a warm sweater and let it do its thing.
January 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Lately, I’ve been thinking about confidence and its importance in achieving anything. Sometimes we just have to put it on like a warm sweater and let it do its thing.
Let’s hope his lies get even more outrageous that even his minions start to question.
“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar”
—Abraham Lincoln
#writingcommunity
#essays
#justice
“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar”
—Abraham Lincoln
#writingcommunity
#essays
#justice
January 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Let’s hope his lies get even more outrageous that even his minions start to question.
“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar”
—Abraham Lincoln
#writingcommunity
#essays
#justice
“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar”
—Abraham Lincoln
#writingcommunity
#essays
#justice
“There comes a time when silence is a betrayal”—MLK
This is that time.
#writingcommunity
#essays
#mariannbudde
This is that time.
#writingcommunity
#essays
#mariannbudde
January 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“There comes a time when silence is a betrayal”—MLK
This is that time.
#writingcommunity
#essays
#mariannbudde
This is that time.
#writingcommunity
#essays
#mariannbudde
Nor should she apologize. She spoke the truth.
Bishop Mariann Budde tells NPR 'I won't apologize' for sermon addressing Trump
The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.
www.npr.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Nor should she apologize. She spoke the truth.
An important reminder to speak up and keep writing. The world needs your voice.
“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer."
- Barbara Kingsolver
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer."
- Barbara Kingsolver
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
January 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An important reminder to speak up and keep writing. The world needs your voice.
“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer."
- Barbara Kingsolver
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer."
- Barbara Kingsolver
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
Writers keep writing. It is you right even when everything seems so not right!
#writingcommunity
#freedomofspeech
#MLK
#writingcommunity
#freedomofspeech
#MLK
Everyone Has the Right to Write
"The time is always right to do what is right"—MLK
open.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Writers keep writing. It is you right even when everything seems so not right!
#writingcommunity
#freedomofspeech
#MLK
#writingcommunity
#freedomofspeech
#MLK
Keep using your voice my friends.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"—MLK
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"—MLK
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
January 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Keep using your voice my friends.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"—MLK
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"—MLK
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
A new essay published in Sad Girl Diaries Literary Magazine. What to expect at dinner time in my Italian home.
#essays
#writingcommunity
#essays
#writingcommunity
A Summer Storm | Andrea Tate
At sixteen, on a sunny summer day, you lay in bed, daydreaming about your future. The image of a shiny linoleum floor with a woman pristinely dressed comes to mind. In her lovely arms, she holds a bot...
www.sadgirldiaries.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A new essay published in Sad Girl Diaries Literary Magazine. What to expect at dinner time in my Italian home.
#essays
#writingcommunity
#essays
#writingcommunity
Reminding myself of this quote whenever I receive more hate mail from the HuffPost election article I wrote two months ago.
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”
—Madeleine Albright
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”
—Madeleine Albright
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
January 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Reminding myself of this quote whenever I receive more hate mail from the HuffPost election article I wrote two months ago.
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”
—Madeleine Albright
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”
—Madeleine Albright
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
PSA for those in fire prone areas, or family worried about loved ones. Get the Watch Duty free app. It’s crucial and gives notifications and updates on all fires.
Watch Duty: Wildfire Maps
Watch Duty is the only wildfire mapping and alert app powered by real people giving you real-time information vetted by trained professionals, not robots. While many other apps rely solely on governm...
apps.apple.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
PSA for those in fire prone areas, or family worried about loved ones. Get the Watch Duty free app. It’s crucial and gives notifications and updates on all fires.
I never thought about this, but it’s true for me. How about you?
“Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.”
—Gloria Steinem
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
“Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.”
—Gloria Steinem
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
January 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I never thought about this, but it’s true for me. How about you?
“Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.”
—Gloria Steinem
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
“Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.”
—Gloria Steinem
#writingcommunity
#essays
#awritingpractice
More winds the next 3 days in CA. It’s hard to focus on anything.
“Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert
“Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert
January 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
More winds the next 3 days in CA. It’s hard to focus on anything.
“Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert
“Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert
My Substack essay this week is dedicated to all those who lost so much in the fires. I stand with you in hoping recovery is swift. #writingcommunity #cafires
How CA Fires Changed My Writing Goals
Memories are all we really have
open.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
My Substack essay this week is dedicated to all those who lost so much in the fires. I stand with you in hoping recovery is swift. #writingcommunity #cafires