While I am no longer writing new material for Answers from Abigail, the advice section continues to grow and deepen as people discover the blog and leave their opinions/reflections in the comment section.
Writing advice in response to a particular situation occurs at a moment that becomes frozen in time: a family eternally documented [...]

It would be great to get some queerspawn voices in here. Whip up your 300-word abstract and help smash the seemingly-eternal, oh-so-convenient myth that the “children” are not yet old enough to contribute to the public discourse about our families.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Demeter Press is seeking submissions for an edited collection on
QUEER PARENTING
Publication Date: Fall, [...]

Here’s a call for submissions which I found via Lambda Literary Foundation:
RedBone Press seeks well-written personal stories by black lesbians on the subject of coming out while married to a man. Looking for journal entries, personal essays, creative autobiographical fiction, poetry or whatever way the words come together to describe your coming out. This book [...]

A request from Equality Texas Foundation for LGBT parents, as well as adult and young adult queerspawn to speak up:
Our Stories - Foster Care, Adoption & Parenting
Texas has no official ban on adoption or foster parenting by lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender couples or individuals. However, for the past four legislative sessions, attempts have [...]

Susan Ryan-Vollmar editor of Bay Windows has a heart-to-heart, parent-to-parent with Massachussets infamous anti-gay dad, David Parker in an open letter published today.

“On Father’s Day, I can celebrate gift of two dads”
I originally wrote that commentary for Progressive Media Project in 2004, but sadly, it remains applicable, especially in light of recent debates about a national marriage amendment.
At Two World Collision, Eric reflects on his parents’ marriage (his father was gay and in a “Brokeback Marriage”) and [...]

A letter of thanks from an expectant lesbian mother.

Harlyn Aizley’s anthology (for which she was seeking submissions last year) is due for release this Mother’s Day.
A review from The Washington Post:
Parenting Lit
By Susan Adams
Sunday, May 7, 2006; Page M03
When it comes to uncharted territory, CONFESSIONS OF THE OTHER MOTHER: Nonbiological Lesbian Moms Tell All! (Beacon; paperback, $16) must be a first.
A [...]

Republic of T offers a full report on his family’s participation on the White House lawn yesterday.
I especially appreciate this beautifully insightful passage, as T. reflects on relaxing with other gay families after the event:
As important as it is to be visible as a family, it can also be stressful. Most of the time it’s [...]

Thank you to lesbian parent Jennifer Meyer for her op-ed today in The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon), “For lesbian, transgender son brings pride and worry.”