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Honeysmoke

Monique Fields is a writer, wife and mother of two. She blogs about raising biracial children on Honeysmoke.com and has penned a nonfiction children’s book to help young people navigate questions about skin color.

Recent Posts from Honeysmoke

War Baby/Love Child

Posted 10/02/2012 - 3:43pm by Honeysmoke

Looking forward to viewing this: War Baby / Love Child examines hybrid Asian American identity through a collection of essays... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 10/02/2012 - 9:15am by Honeysmoke

How come there aren’t commercials about this on TV? Simone, discovering a cool toy at the store.  Read More »

Brothers (And Me)

Posted 09/28/2012 - 3:26pm by Honeysmoke

Brothers (And Me) By Donna Britt A successful memoir tells a story, has a good reason for telling that story, and is well-writte... Read More »

Good Read

Posted 09/26/2012 - 7:50am by Honeysmoke

This XOJane writer is tired of answering questions about her race and has decided she won’t answer the question any more... Read More »

Multicultural STEM Book List

Posted 09/25/2012 - 1:11pm by Honeysmoke

Reading Is Fundamental has launched a literacy campaign designed to inspire the next generation of scientists, technologists, en... Read More »

Allowance

Posted 09/21/2012 - 11:37am by Honeysmoke

It’s about that time around here. Simone and Nadia need to earn money so that they can learn how to spend it. They empty t... Read More »

A Honey Boo Boo Rant

Posted 09/17/2012 - 11:08pm by Honeysmoke

For the uninitiated, Honey Boo Boo is Alana Thompson, a 6-year-old white girl, who talks like some black women, lives in rural G... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 09/17/2012 - 11:02pm by Honeysmoke

That’s not fair!  Nadia’s mantra of late.  Read More »

Throwback Friday

Posted 09/14/2012 - 12:00pm by Honeysmoke

One day I picked up Simone from preschool and her friend, who is white, asked me if I was Simone’s mother. Simone and the... Read More »

Christmas in September

Posted 09/12/2012 - 2:04pm by Honeysmoke

I’ve already started Christmas shopping. Yes, I have become one of those mothers. I didn’t mean to. After last year... Read More »