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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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My Husband Got His Own Apartment

We need to challenge what’s “normal” to figure out what works

Mar 4

My Husband Got His Own Apartment

Mar 4

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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

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I Thought I Understood Racism. Then I Married a Black Man.

White fragility and interracial coupling do not go hand in hand

Feb 22, 2022

I Thought I Understood Racism. Then I Married a Black Man.

Feb 22, 2022

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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I’m Not Failing at Marriage. I’m Succeeding at Separation.

I finally have the time and space to deprogram, detox, and deconstruct

Jun 19

I’m Not Failing at Marriage. I’m Succeeding at Separation.

Jun 19

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The Conversation We’re Not Having About Caitlin Clark

Pay her what she’s worth, yes. But how do we determine her worth, and will a higher salary close the gender pay gap?

Jun 4

The Conversation We’re Not Having About Caitlin Clark

Jun 4

Kerala Taylor

Kerala Taylor

14.9K 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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