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Kerala Taylor

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How Things Break

How Things Break

HOW THINGS BREAK, winner of the Elixir Press Inaugural Fiction Award, tells the story of Nat, a woman who can't sit still.

2006

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Okay, Okay, I’m On Substack Now

Medium, I’m not leaving you yet. But I‘m cheating on you, just so you know.

Apr 11, 2023

Okay, Okay, I’m On Substack Now

Apr 11, 2023

That Day I Went Crazy and Ended My Marriage

The all-too-familiar story that denies women their fury and pain

Nov 12

That Day I Went Crazy and Ended My Marriage

Nov 12

The Cognitive Dissonance of Modern Motherhood

On reconciling my maternal instincts with a world that dismisses and denies them

Oct 22

The Cognitive Dissonance of Modern Motherhood

Oct 22

The Choice That Pro-Choice Voters Don’t Talk About

All women should be able to opt out of motherhood, if they so choose. But is this choice always an empowering one?

Oct 8

The Choice That Pro-Choice Voters Don’t Talk About

Oct 8

The Relationship Advice That Drives Me Nuts

The devaluation of women’s time and labor is not a “story we’re telling ourselves”

Sep 24

The Relationship Advice That Drives Me Nuts

Sep 24

Why I Stayed

Some dynamics of my marriage were unique, but I stayed for the same reasons so many women stay

Sep 10

Why I Stayed

Sep 10

I Should Have Braided My Daughter’s Hair

White mom, Black hair, and the human need for ritual and connection

Aug 26

I Should Have Braided My Daughter’s Hair

Aug 26

How Mothers Unwittingly Perpetuate Patriarchal Gender Norms

And how we can interrupt these deeply ingrained assumptions and behaviors

Aug 7

How Mothers Unwittingly Perpetuate Patriarchal Gender Norms

Aug 7

The Unexpected Joys of Solo Parenting

When you’re already used to carrying the emotional and mental load, solo parenting can feel… liberating

Jul 23

The Unexpected Joys of Solo Parenting

Jul 23

What Feminist Movies & Shows Keep Getting Wrong

The entertainment industry’s depictions of motherhood remain woefully incomplete

Jul 16

What Feminist Movies & Shows Keep Getting Wrong

Jul 16

Kerala Taylor

Kerala Taylor

15.1K Followers

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Award-winning writer. Interrupting notions of what it means to be a mother, woman, worker, and wife. Subscribe: https://keralataylor.substack.com

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