Cooper is a founder of GXRL. She holds a BA in theatre from Smith College and an MFA in creative nonfiction from University of California, Riverside-Palm Desert. She's an Empowerment Coach, a Clinical Hypnotherapist, and a Modern Mystic who lives in California's High Desert.
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Book Review: The Art of Talking with Children by Rebecca Rolland, EdD
How do you talk to a kid who has fallen behind her peers in reading, or who just lost an important wrestling...
Books
Books: Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
The fourth book in Elizabeth Strout’s Amgash tetralogy is Lucy by the Sea, a third novel in the Lucy Barton series, written in first...
Books
Books: Oh, William by Elizabeth Strout
Oh, William is the third book in Elizabeth Strout’s Amgash tetralogy. It was preceded by a novel, My Name Is Lucy Barton, and a...
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Podcast
Jaime Parker Stickle on Trusting Your Instincts and Going After Your Dreams
Jaime Parker Stickle is an author, writer, and actor with an MFA from the University of California, Riverside. She is the creator and co-host of the “Make That Paper” podcast, which looks at all the strange side hustles we artists do to support our art, and the new storytelling series “Okay You Guys…” in Los Angeles. Her work has been published in both the 2018 and 2019 Adelaide Literary Anthologies. She is currently in revisions on her novel! And, she is the co-editor of the GXRL blog.
Podcast
Kimberly Tronic on Overcoming Fear and Thriving Through Cancer
Kimberly Tronic, a freelance copywriter living in Los Angeles, is a two-time Stage Three ovarian cancer survivor. Despite losing...
The Biz of Blogging
5 Things To Do Before You Launch Your Blog
Everyone has a story to tell. Blogging is one of the easiest and best ways to tell your story. Here's a guide on 5 things to do before you start your blog.
Podcast
KYM PRIESS on Creativity and Her Winding Artistic Journey
Kym Priess (aka “Tomahawk”) is an adventurous, bold creator, musician, singer, actor, on-camera host and performance artist living in...
Click Love
Click Love 07.17.2020
I’ve been exhausted this week. I don’t know why. Thanks to sheltering in place, I never leave my house, but it...
Podcast
Moushumi Ghose on the Importance of Creating Art You Feel Passionate About
Moushumi Ghose is a sex educator, therapist, music maker, and writer. She has a web series called The Sex...
Podcast
Rebecca Horn Black on Finding a Job That Doesn’t Feel Like Work
Rebecca Horn Black is a photo director and a creative producer. Her professional journey is full of unexpected twists and turns. We discuss what it was like being a woman and heading the photo department at Playboy as well as the surprising success of the documentary film she co-produced, the Queen of Versailles.
Latest Posts
Books
Book Review: The Art of Talking with Children by Rebecca Rolland, EdD
How do you talk to a kid who has fallen behind her peers in reading, or who just lost an important wrestling...
Books
Books: Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
The fourth book in Elizabeth Strout’s Amgash tetralogy is Lucy by the Sea, a third novel in the Lucy Barton series, written in first...
Books
Books: Oh, William by Elizabeth Strout
Oh, William is the third book in Elizabeth Strout’s Amgash tetralogy. It was preceded by a novel, My Name Is Lucy Barton, and a...
Books
Books: Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
Anything Is Possible is the second book in Elizabeth Strout’s Amgash tetralogy, which consists of this book and three novels: My Name Is Lucy...