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Michelle Kennedy

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Born

The United States

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Genre

Memoir, Nonfiction

Influences

Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Ariel Gore, Anne Lamott ...more

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Michelle Kennedy is the author of numerous books on parenting, the memoir "Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (With Kids) in America" published by Viking, the memoir "A Fine Mess: Living Simply With Children," and the novel, "Gandhi was a Libra."

Her articles and essays have been published in Salon.com, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Redbook, Family Circle, FamilyFun Magazine and many other publications. She has also read her work on National Public Radio.

Michelle is the mother of eight, grandmother of one, and in addition to being a writer of words, is also a lover of dogs, a gardener of weeds (and weed!), and a knitter of tangled things.

Please find her on Facebook or write to her at mushergrrl@gmail.com ...more

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	Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America 3.55 avg rating — 636 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jealousy: 99 Tips to Bring You Back from the End of Your Rope 3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tantrums 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Staying Dry: 99 Tips to Bring You Back from the End of Your Rope 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letting Go: Giving Up Those Bottles, Blankies, Pacifiers and So on 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manners: 99 Tips to Bring You Back from the End of Your Rope 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	It Worked for Me: 1001 Real-Life Pregnancy Tips 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Book of Happy 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Life on the Bus: From Alaska to Hawaii and Everywhere in Between

I woke up chilled, but not because I was very cold but more because I could feel a push of cold on top of my head. For a moment, I though

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A Cup of Zen: 21 Short Stories to Calm the Mind, Stop Overthinking, and Find Inner Peace - Includes Reflections for Beginners (The Zen Storyteller Book 1)

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Self-Reliance and Other Essays

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My Evil Mother

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Michelle’s Quotes

“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”
― Anne Lamott

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“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.”
― Anne Lamott

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“You can either practice being right or practice being kind.”
― Anne Lamott

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“Laughter is carbonated holiness.”
― Anne Lamott

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“I think joy and sweetness and affection are a spiritual path. We're here to know God, to love and serve God, and to be blown away by the beauty and miracle of nature. You just have to get rid of so much baggage to be light enough to dance, to sing, to play. You don't have time to carry grudges; you don't have time to cling to the need to be right.”
― Anne Lamott