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I am writer living in Los Angeles currently finishing an interdisciplinary Ph.D in Children's Literature and Feminist Studies in Religion. I live with my husband and two pomeranians (Luna Lovegood and Grizzly the Grim) surround by enough books to kill us all.

• I Look To The Sky by Martha Cecilia Ovadia

  By therougereader on November 11, 2014 • ( 21 )

  

  I was formed by traditions. I was formed by religious rituals. I was a part of a religious community. I no longer have traditions. I no longer have religious rituals. I am no longer part of a religious community. I constantly have… Read More ›

• You Are What You Read by Martha Cecilia Ovadia

  By therougereader on October 15, 2014 • ( 28 )

  

  When it comes to my family, I’ve always felt different. One of my earliest memories from when I was really young was being told that I felt things too passionately—that I felt too much. What was never said but was… Read More ›

• We Are All Jennifer Lawrence by Martha Cecilia Ovadia

  By therougereader on September 4, 2014 • ( 30 )

  

  I don’t want to be an angry feminist. I don’t want to be angry. I’m angry. I’m angry a lot. I’m sad more often than I am angry. The sadness that I speak of runs deep. I had an entire… Read More ›