You can find my work , both original and re-published, in several publications. I am a syndicated columnist at The Good Men Project, and a Special Guest Columnist at Open Thought Vortex magazine. Additionally, I am a contributor to Heart and Humanity magazine. I also occasionally pen a guest post for blogs or other publications such as Splice Today.
Similar to the essays I write for my own blog, these personal narratives and essays cover many topics. Though you may find my essays on other sites take different risks or explore complex, difficult themes.
Topics include:
- parenting,
- relationships,
- leadership,
- writing,
- and social issues (where I focus on open-mindedness, empathy and dialogue).
Examples of recent Work
An Unbroken Oath: The Truth About Belief (And Santa) – Open Thought Vortex
By Angela Noel Lawson The Christmas of 2018 will live in my memory, not because of the gifts I gave or received, but because a certain young someone I love experienced a rite of passage. I asked him if I could write about what we both learned as a result.
The Most Important Promise I Ever Kept
“No more. Not ever,” I’d said. Years of warnings, threats, tears, and promises had not changed him, not really. And now we had a child. We owned a home. We were grown-ups, and far too old to be passing out in the bathroom or on the kitchen floor. I didn’t trust him.
The Moment I Fell in Love My Eyes Began to See
The calculus I used to determine whether or not to become a parent was unusual. Many of my friends had always wanted to be parents. They married and bought houses in good school districts and with room for a nursery. My husband and I had not.
The Problem with “Pretty Girls” and Princesses – Open Thought Vortex
By Angela Noel A woman with a cloud of yellow-tinted hair compared my face to a series of shapes and declared it too round to be the coveted oval of beautiful people. I was eight years old. Why this lady, grandmotherly in…
Attack Position: Changing the Language of Division
While driving down a Minnesota highway I notice a semi-trailer parked in a field. Painted sky blue and adorned with both an American flag and an eagle in attack position-talons extended-the side of the truck holds a message. It reads: “Eat your steak. Wear your furs. It’s the American way.”
Tell Me When You’re Ready: The Narrative of Threat after Philadelphia Starbucks arrests – Open Thought Vortex
Before I continue with my story, note that this conversation between mother and son in Minnesota happened on April 12, 2018, just hours after two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks. But I didn’t know that then.
Who is this Person? Self Love & Dating – ScaleitSimple
Who is this Person? Self Love & Dating A few weeks after I locked the door on my husband for the last time, I went out with friends to a bar. After twelve years in a relationship, I had no intention of dating anyone for a very long time.
What Does it Mean to Be a Contribution?
What Does it Mean to Be a Contribution? I’m starting a new job tomorrow. I’m not nervous; I’m curious. For the first time ever, I’m not walking into a new job hoping to prove they had made a good choice in hiring me.
Pitching Your Novel
My guest today is Angela Noel. Her experience at a writer’s conference brought back many memories for me. Signing up By Angela Noel A poet friend told me about The Loft’s Pitch Conference. The idea terrified me. Pitch my book to three agents? Live? That sounded like a job interview married to a parole hearing…
Modo Pillar: Reach Out – Modo Yoga Minneapolis
Reaching out is an extension of self. It’s an effort to go beyond the comfortable, or the normal, and do something extraordinary. Folks like Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou, Bill and Melinda Gates, Amma, and Martin Luther King do big things and impact millions.
Five Ways to Break a Routine: How You Can and Why You Should – Modo Yoga Minneapolis
We don’t want to live a regular life, where one day we wake up and it’s all passed us by. Every day, every moment, offers the opportunity for something special, a reason to go beyond our programming and touch the divine.
Angela Noel’s Work in Progress – A WiPW Guest Post
One of my favourite topics to write about is the messages we weave into our work, be them intentional or not. Sometimes, the very existence of the work itself is it’s own message and, sometimes, that message becomes outdated and an ill representation of who we are.
Nonfiction, Fiction, and Stranger than Fiction
Hello! Today’s 3 Books, 3 Blogs is a guest post from Angela over at You Are Awesome. I am heading down to London today for a damn fine cup of coffee at The Twin Peaks Festival. I love all o…
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