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Anoosh Jorjorian is a freelance writer, blogger, and mother to two small children. Her writing has been published on Salon.com, Time, AlterNet, The Huffington Post, Racialicious, Black Girl Dangerous, and Sojourner. Her blog, Araña Mama, examines topics on parenting and politics ranging from race and gender, spanking, food systems, economic and social justice, gun control, and postpartum depression. She worked for many years with South End Press and was a contributing editor to Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century. As a queer, biracial mom with chemical sensitivities, she embodies intersectionality. She holds an MA in Culture and Performance from the University of California, Los Angeles. She currently lives in L.A., and has also lived in Dakar, Senegal in West Africa and in Lautoka, Fiji, in the South Pacific. 

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