Katrina Vandenberg
@katrinavanden.bsky.social
Writer with two books of poetry from Milkweed and essays in Orion and elsewhere. Former tenured prof turned full-time parent/writer; active member of the sandwich generation.
You’re making me think that someone should write one ….
October 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
You’re making me think that someone should write one ….
This is a book-banning story from (pre-internet) decades ago, but: MAKING IT WITH MADEMOISELLE was a title that kept coming under attack, and it turned out to be a book of sewing patterns from Mademoiselle magazine. Sadly, book banners who don’t interact with the book are nothing new.
August 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This is a book-banning story from (pre-internet) decades ago, but: MAKING IT WITH MADEMOISELLE was a title that kept coming under attack, and it turned out to be a book of sewing patterns from Mademoiselle magazine. Sadly, book banners who don’t interact with the book are nothing new.
Everything old is new again!
April 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Everything old is new again!
There was lots of arguing and yelling! People who gave great sound bites were often light on the facts. But yes, stuff kept moving forward, and I love how Sarah includes how mundane activism can be, eg stuffing envelopes. It was a movement everyone can learn from. I still miss my friends.
April 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
There was lots of arguing and yelling! People who gave great sound bites were often light on the facts. But yes, stuff kept moving forward, and I love how Sarah includes how mundane activism can be, eg stuffing envelopes. It was a movement everyone can learn from. I still miss my friends.
If you’re willing to cross the river, Elite Repeat in Saint Paul is exactly this.
April 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you’re willing to cross the river, Elite Repeat in Saint Paul is exactly this.
My mom died a few weeks ago, and one of my best memories of her is laughing with her over Short’s Ed Grimley.
March 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My mom died a few weeks ago, and one of my best memories of her is laughing with her over Short’s Ed Grimley.
I am surprised she does not have a better poker face.
March 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I am surprised she does not have a better poker face.
Was just thinking of this and in particular his book NORTH.
March 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Was just thinking of this and in particular his book NORTH.
That was my first thought! I lived near there years ago.
March 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
That was my first thought! I lived near there years ago.
I promise to turn my back as you do!
March 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I promise to turn my back as you do!
Will you tell us the sentence, or is it best left unspoken?
March 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Will you tell us the sentence, or is it best left unspoken?
My guess is you’re a bit young to have seen it. It wasn’t pretty, at least not in the eyes of a bunch of twenty-somethings.
March 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My guess is you’re a bit young to have seen it. It wasn’t pretty, at least not in the eyes of a bunch of twenty-somethings.
Do you remember Gore and Clinton dancing the Macarena at the 96 DNC?
March 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Do you remember Gore and Clinton dancing the Macarena at the 96 DNC?
That’s a beautiful one! Maybe host it near a space like a coffee shop, a place you could occasionally host tie-in events or the occasional “ask a scientist” coffee hour?
March 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
That’s a beautiful one! Maybe host it near a space like a coffee shop, a place you could occasionally host tie-in events or the occasional “ask a scientist” coffee hour?
My guess is that the property on which those buildings are sitting — in the middle of big cities’ downtowns — is extremely valuable.
March 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My guess is that the property on which those buildings are sitting — in the middle of big cities’ downtowns — is extremely valuable.
Please let there be some sort of art book or chapbook about this when you’re done.
March 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Please let there be some sort of art book or chapbook about this when you’re done.
I also get baffled by this. But then, I’m also baffled that the rich don’t seem to need clean air and water.
March 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I also get baffled by this. But then, I’m also baffled that the rich don’t seem to need clean air and water.
You did seem oddly silent, considering Chekhov was involved.
February 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
You did seem oddly silent, considering Chekhov was involved.
No one wants to touch it, huh?
February 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
No one wants to touch it, huh?
My daughter blew up as I was reading her Ramona the Pest: “She thinks she can do ANYTHING SHE WANTS!” We never finished it.
February 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My daughter blew up as I was reading her Ramona the Pest: “She thinks she can do ANYTHING SHE WANTS!” We never finished it.