Megan Quick Longform

Coping Isn’t the Goal: Jameela Jamil and the Violent Narrative Against Women’s Bodies

On a cold November morning halfway through my sophomore year of high school, I was sitting in a hospital examination room feeling an acute sense of relief when a doctor told me I was not allowed to go out for basketball season. I’d lost too much weight to make physical activity viable. This relief was … Continue reading Coping Isn’t the Goal: Jameela Jamil and the Violent Narrative Against Women’s Bodies

E.A. Gender & Sexuality

Attention Cis White Men: How Not to Be Shitty (Especially Right Now)

It is amazing to me that this article needs to be written, because all of the points I’m about to make seem embarrassingly obvious to me, and will undoubtedly evoke a “yeah, no shit” for any woman or survivor reading this article. But when I step back and consider how our society continues to center and privilege … Continue reading Attention Cis White Men: How Not to Be Shitty (Especially Right Now)

Pamela Guerra Events

Yours in the Sisterhood: An Evening of Female Storytelling at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery

There’s nothing quite like driving into the Hollywood Forever Cemetery after dark, under the light of a blindingly bright full moon (or, more precisely, a super blue blood moon). Along with about a hundred other women and allies, I tiptoed around shadowy graves to the Masonic Lodge for the first meeting of The Secret Society of … Continue reading Yours in the Sisterhood: An Evening of Female Storytelling at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Pamela Guerra Events

Secret’s Out: The Secret Society of The Sisterhood Comes to Los Angeles

If your interests include storytelling, celebrating human connectivity, and hanging out with a group of brilliant, diverse women in a cemetery under the light of a full moon, this event is for you. On January 31st, The Secret Society of The Sisterhood, a monthly, topical storytelling event, will launch its inaugural meeting at The Masonic Lodge … Continue reading Secret’s Out: The Secret Society of The Sisterhood Comes to Los Angeles

Pamela Guerra Books

Homelands, Handmaids, and HerStories at the 2017 LA Times Festival of Books

With a captivating lineup, on-point panel topics, and several hundred book lovers willing to brave the rain, last year’s Festival of Books was certainly hard to beat. Though arguably, this year’s iteration may have been even better—and the sunny weather was only the beginning. The two-day event featured a similar format to years past, but … Continue reading Homelands, Handmaids, and HerStories at the 2017 LA Times Festival of Books

Pamela Guerra Books

Lit Ladies: A Reading List for International Women’s Day

There’s a lot going on in honor of International Women’s Day, but if you’re unable to participate in today’s many, many activities, know that it’s totally 100% okay. As a friend so aptly put it, “[M]any (if not most) women do not have the luxury of not working or not engaging in unpaid/paid work on International … Continue reading Lit Ladies: A Reading List for International Women’s Day