Veronica ArreolaReview: The Penelopiad at the Goodman TheatreBook by Margaret Atwood and directed by Susan V. Booth, The Penelopiad, puts Penelope, the wife of Greek hero, Odysseus, center stage. It…Mar 12Mar 12
Veronica ArreolaThe Bond of Mommy bloggersI joined the ranks of the mommy bloggers in late 2002 with the announcement of my pregnancy. I had been blogging about non-maternal things…May 14, 20231May 14, 20231
Veronica Arreola“J is for Justice: an Activism Alphabet”World, please say hello to my new baby, “J is for Justice,” an ABC book aimed at 2–4, maybe 5-year-olds that allowed me to gather 26…May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
Veronica ArreolaA newbie’s guide to free agency heartbreakHi. I am so sorry that [insert your favorite player’s name] was not re-signed to [insert your team’s name] and signed with [insert that…Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
Veronica ArreolaStrait to my heartGrief is a horror movie monster. It creeps on you and just when you think you are safe and take that deep sigh, it pounces in an unexpected…Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Veronica ArreolaBitch Media’s legacy is what we do nextIt has now been two days since I heard the news that Bitch Media is closing.Apr 14, 20221Apr 14, 20221
Veronica ArreolaMy Heart is Screaming about BaseballToday my beloved Chicago Cubs begin the abbreviated 2020 season. The COVID-19 pandemic postponed opening day so much that Spring Training…Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020
Veronica ArreolaThis is the apocalypse. How we emerge is the question.A few years ago I was at a talk by N.K. Jemisin, a brilliant scifi/speculative fiction writer, and she challenged us to consider that…Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020
Veronica ArreolaWarren’s DaughtersI was in the third grade when my cousin gifted me a copy of John F. Kennedy’s “Profiles in Courage.” That lit a fire in me that has never…Mar 9, 2020Mar 9, 2020
Veronica Arreola5 Easy Ways to Treat Your Soccer FeverCongratulations on catching soccer fever! The first thing you should know is that it is incurable. I know because I caught it in 1999 after…Jul 10, 2019Jul 10, 2019
