PinnedLiz CotoneWhat High School English Taught Me: The Patriarchal Gaze Inside My HeadI’m curious about something… If you identify as a woman, how much time do you spend wondering what men will think?Jan 21, 20223Jan 21, 20223
PinnedLiz CotoneinModern WomenComing Out to My 10-Year-Old Was Easier Than Writing This PostLast June, my child’s father had taken her to San Francisco for a weekend trip and she’d returned with a pride shirt. She didn’t know it…May 26, 20224May 26, 20224
Liz CotoneI Got Separated From My Baby While Flying — Don’t Do This on Your Holiday Trip!I was standing in front of the plane that my sleeping toddler was on, and two flight attendants were blocking me from getting on.Nov 3, 2022Nov 3, 2022
Liz CotoneinThe Orange JournalDo We Have to Abandon Passion to Find Peace?Our culture rewards us for being passionate about our work. Is that a bad thing?Jul 6, 20221Jul 6, 20221
Liz CotoneKeeping a Dream Journal Made Me a Better WriterA story is like a dream. We get fragments of it, pieces from our imagination — it may start with an idea or image, or a particular…Jun 3, 20221Jun 3, 20221
Liz CotoneAdvice for My 25-Year-Old SelfTurning 25 was sort of like learning there was no Santa Claus.Apr 29, 20224Apr 29, 20224
Liz CotoneThe gendered nature of the work/life/self-care balanceWARNING: This article is gendered. I’d like for it to not be gendered and stereotyped about men’s and women’s roles as parents, but I have…Feb 25, 20221Feb 25, 20221
Liz CotoneThe Importance of Writing Unimportant WordsIf you want to be a writer, it’s important to let yourself write the unimportant. The pressure of writing something important can…Feb 18, 20223Feb 18, 20223
Liz CotoneWhy I’m Dating My Novel (An Ode to My Muse)Patterns. We all create them in our lives. We repeat the same relationship with different people. We sabotage our careers the same way in…Feb 11, 20223Feb 11, 20223
Liz CotoneBEWARE!!! ADOLESCENCE — What 16-Year-Old-Me Knew That Most Adults Never LearnAt some point, when decluttering the closet in my old room at my parents’ house, I shoved a bunch of papers and pictures in a box and…Jan 14, 2022Jan 14, 2022