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Dena Landon

Dena Landon is a single mom who eats raw cookie dough, passionately debates intersectional feminism and frequently tangles herself in yarn. Her work has appeared on BUST.com, xoJane.com, and in Dance Teacher and Dance Spirit magazines. Her first novel was published by Dutton Children's Publishing in 2005. You can find her on Facebook as well.

Stories By Dena Landon

Greatest Hits

I Was Taught to Hate My Lesbian Neighbors. They Took Me In Anyway.

Story by Dena Landon | September 7, 2016

The summer my parents’ marriage was falling apart, my best friend’s two moms saved me—even though my dad said they were going to Hell.

Memoir

The Women in My Family Had to Be Good With Money

Story by Dena Landon | August 16, 2016

How my mother, grandmother and I saved, schemed and sacrificed to gain independence from our controlling husbands.

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