Athena's Head
On Writing, Parenting, and Pop-Mom Culture
Martha Nichols
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Birthday
- March 18
- Title
- Editor in Chief
- Company
- Talking Writing
- Bio
- I am Editor in Chief of Talking Writing, an online literary magazine. I'm also a contributing editor at the Women's Review of Books and a freelance journalist in the Boston area. Martha on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Athenas_Head
(I cross-post most OS entries on my website Athena's Head. I am not paid a cent for any reviews or product references—these opinions are mine alone.)
MY RECENT POSTS
- The Power of Disappointment
August 06, 2012 04:26PM - Introverts Are Always
Busy—and That’s a Good
Thing
July 07, 2012 11:52AM - Serious Aliens! The Trouble
with Sci-Fi at the New Yorker
June 10, 2012 10:10AM - My Crusade Against
Multitasking
June 07, 2012 08:59AM - Why Travel?
May 21, 2012 12:32PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Alysa: You're so right
that Michael Phelps seemed
miserable
during much of the
co…”
August 08, 2012 11:21AM - “Thanks, littlewillie. It
is a setup for disappointment,
and
I'm pretty sure
that…”
August 06, 2012 06:35PM - “Thanks, Donegal D! Cain
emphasizes the strengths
of
introverts, although the
iron…”
July 08, 2012 12:38PM - “This is a terrific
piece, Jeremiah. Truly.”
July 06, 2012 10:43AM - “Oh, this is terrific,
John. Loved it. That last line
sounds
like something from
o…”
June 28, 2012 05:05PM
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August 08, 2012 11:21AM
“Alysa: You're so right that Michael Phelps seemed miserable during much of the competition, and the expectations that he should always win gold are rid…”
About: The Power of Disappointment
“Alysa: You're so right that Michael Phelps seemed miserable during much of the competition, and the expectations that he should always win gold are rid…”
About: The Power of Disappointment
August 06, 2012 06:35PM
“Thanks, littlewillie. It is a setup for disappointment, and I'm pretty sure that the top athletes know that and wrestle with disappointment every day.…”
About: The Power of Disappointment
“Thanks, littlewillie. It is a setup for disappointment, and I'm pretty sure that the top athletes know that and wrestle with disappointment every day.…”
About: The Power of Disappointment
July 08, 2012 12:38PM
“Thanks, Donegal D! Cain emphasizes the strengths of introverts, although the irony (for me) is that her book often as the kind of "you can do it!&…”
About: Introverts Are Always Busy—and That’s a Good Thing
“Thanks, Donegal D! Cain emphasizes the strengths of introverts, although the irony (for me) is that her book often as the kind of "you can do it!&…”
About: Introverts Are Always Busy—and That’s a Good Thing
June 28, 2012 05:05PM
“Oh, this is terrific, John. Loved it. That last line sounds like something from one of her screenplays (not that you weren't and aren't still cute!).”
About: Hanging Out with Nora in 1973
“Oh, this is terrific, John. Loved it. That last line sounds like something from one of her screenplays (not that you weren't and aren't still cute!).”
About: Hanging Out with Nora in 1973
June 27, 2012 11:37PM
“Julie & Julia was one of those under-rated movies (by critics) that just gets more popular with fans. I love it, too, for all sorts of reasons, but…”
About: When I met Julie and Julia
“Julie & Julia was one of those under-rated movies (by critics) that just gets more popular with fans. I love it, too, for all sorts of reasons, but…”
About: When I met Julie and Julia
June 26, 2012 09:50PM
“Yep. She nods to her privilege in the article, but somebody who does not have such resources would write the whole thing from a very different perspect…”
About: Some Women Can Have It All
“Yep. She nods to her privilege in the article, but somebody who does not have such resources would write the whole thing from a very different perspect…”
About: Some Women Can Have It All
June 25, 2012 05:42PM
“Oops, that's "Lorianne" with another "n," and I can Darla and Cheshyre and others are on to the "topicality" problem, too…”
About: Hello, Open Salon
“Oops, that's "Lorianne" with another "n," and I can Darla and Cheshyre and others are on to the "topicality" problem, too…”
About: Hello, Open Salon
June 25, 2012 05:38PM
“Hi, Jake, and welcome. It's good to hear about your interests and your ideas for OS. It would also be good to hear about what happened to Emily. Did I…”
About: Hello, Open Salon
“Hi, Jake, and welcome. It's good to hear about your interests and your ideas for OS. It would also be good to hear about what happened to Emily. Did I…”
About: Hello, Open Salon
June 23, 2012 09:56AM
“Hi Alan -- I like this idea, but I agree with John and others that there's no need to buy OS as it exists. At least not yet. Salon is definitely in tro…”
About: Let's Take Over Open Salon....No, Really: Let's Buy OS
“Hi Alan -- I like this idea, but I agree with John and others that there's no need to buy OS as it exists. At least not yet. Salon is definitely in tro…”
About: Let's Take Over Open Salon....No, Really: Let's Buy OS
June 11, 2012 12:03PM
“Agree! x 2! Genre writing crosses all sorts of boundaries long before the literary elite notices what's happening. In fact, it's no surprise, KC, that…”
About: Serious Aliens! The Trouble with Sci-Fi at the New Yorker
“Agree! x 2! Genre writing crosses all sorts of boundaries long before the literary elite notices what's happening. In fact, it's no surprise, KC, that…”
About: Serious Aliens! The Trouble with Sci-Fi at the New Yorker
June 08, 2012 10:37AM
“Amen back! Yes, Jeremiah, I'm pretty sure that my son will remember most I that he and I had goofy adventures--with monkeys, in food courts, on the sub…”
About: My Crusade Against Multitasking
“Amen back! Yes, Jeremiah, I'm pretty sure that my son will remember most I that he and I had goofy adventures--with monkeys, in food courts, on the sub…”
About: My Crusade Against Multitasking
May 25, 2012 09:23AM
“Fusun: I look forward to reading about what it's like for you to go back to that particular place. Please write about it! KC: I know what you mean abou…”
About: Why Travel?
“Fusun: I look forward to reading about what it's like for you to go back to that particular place. Please write about it! KC: I know what you mean abou…”
About: Why Travel?
May 23, 2012 10:00AM
“Cynthia, that's a beautiful quote about pilgrimage. Yes. At some level, the experience of traveling--or, in my case, of living in a new place--does fee…”
About: Why Travel?
“Cynthia, that's a beautiful quote about pilgrimage. Yes. At some level, the experience of traveling--or, in my case, of living in a new place--does fee…”
About: Why Travel?
May 22, 2012 01:46PM
“Big, big question, Jessica. I want to say yes and no, but that's a cop out. I think you're right that authors should control who gets free copies. Amaz…”
About: Our writing is worth every penny you pay ... or ... is it in fact, worthless?
“Big, big question, Jessica. I want to say yes and no, but that's a cop out. I think you're right that authors should control who gets free copies. Amaz…”
About: Our writing is worth every penny you pay ... or ... is it in fact, worthless?
May 21, 2012 02:47PM
“Hey, thanks for such quick responses! I agree that travel away from the familiar helps pinpoint what's real, or at least one's personal truth. And yet,…”
About: Why Travel?
“Hey, thanks for such quick responses! I agree that travel away from the familiar helps pinpoint what's real, or at least one's personal truth. And yet,…”
About: Why Travel?
May 17, 2012 10:16AM
“I love this, David, because I've always loved Toni Morrison—and in the current ranks of Franzen et al. she gets way too much short shrift. I've n…”
About: Our Real Great American Novelist
“I love this, David, because I've always loved Toni Morrison—and in the current ranks of Franzen et al. she gets way too much short shrift. I've n…”
About: Our Real Great American Novelist
March 05, 2012 08:13PM
“Thanks, Hayley. I've been in since the '70s. It's tough organizing against the deep pockets of conservatism, though (look what's happened to the word &…”
About: A New Feminist Movement? Will You Help?
“Thanks, Hayley. I've been in since the '70s. It's tough organizing against the deep pockets of conservatism, though (look what's happened to the word &…”
About: A New Feminist Movement? Will You Help?
March 04, 2012 08:41PM
“Jeff, yes. The upscale shopping district of Singapore raises all sorts of questions for me about what people are willing to trade off for comfort, secu…”
About: I Confess: I Hate Shopping Malls
“Jeff, yes. The upscale shopping district of Singapore raises all sorts of questions for me about what people are willing to trade off for comfort, secu…”
About: I Confess: I Hate Shopping Malls
March 01, 2012 08:05PM
“Malls can certainly be havens from extreme weather, cold or hot. Singapore is always hot and steamy, and they are havens for that reason. But they're a…”
About: I Confess: I Hate Shopping Malls
“Malls can certainly be havens from extreme weather, cold or hot. Singapore is always hot and steamy, and they are havens for that reason. But they're a…”
About: I Confess: I Hate Shopping Malls
February 29, 2012 10:38PM
“neutron: Yes, American malls seem very empty. One of the the things that struck me first about the malls here is how crowded they are, especially on we…”
About: I Confess: I Hate Shopping Malls
“neutron: Yes, American malls seem very empty. One of the the things that struck me first about the malls here is how crowded they are, especially on we…”
About: I Confess: I Hate Shopping Malls
February 29, 2012 10:19PM
“vzn -- Insatiable desire! Yes, I think that's what malls are addressing and not satisfying in an endless round. Funny thing about feng shui: It's often…”
About: I Confess: I Hate Shopping Malls
“vzn -- Insatiable desire! Yes, I think that's what malls are addressing and not satisfying in an endless round. Funny thing about feng shui: It's often…”
About: I Confess: I Hate Shopping Malls
February 19, 2012 08:19AM
“The best thing about traveling is those inversions. (And getting away from a a New England winter.) It's a challenge sometimes, but I really am fascina…”
About: Be Careful When You Say "Exotic"
“The best thing about traveling is those inversions. (And getting away from a a New England winter.) It's a challenge sometimes, but I really am fascina…”
About: Be Careful When You Say "Exotic"
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