Occasionally, the horrors of life in North Korea do show up in our American satire.

Movies like 'The Interview' and 'Team America: World Police' don't often show the realities of life in North Korea and the human rights violations perpetrated by the government there.

If we truly seek diversity in fiction, we have to let the needs of others come before our need to define ourselves as social justice allies.

Strength isn't about bearing a cross of grief or shame. Strength comes from choosing your own path, and living with the consequences.

The belief that a person can and should only feel grief over one sad event at a time is a truly disturbing estimate of our emotional capacity.

As white authors, bloggers, and readers, we must stop promoting diversity as a business opportunity or a chance to buy ally points with our disposable income.

I'd never been a good damsel in distress. I was a "hands-on" damsel.