Brandy Montgomery – Medium

Brandy Montgomery

Brandy Montgomery

Teachers are not Heroes

It’s well past time we end the narrative of the heroic teacher.

Dec 13, 2020

Teachers are not Heroes

Dec 13, 2020

Brandy Montgomery

Yes, Jillian, You Can Be Both Fat and Healthy

When I was thirteen years old, I weighed 189lbs. I’ll never forget that number. I was at my yearly checkup with my mom sitting next to me…

May 24, 2020

Yes, Jillian, You Can Be Both Fat and Healthy

May 24, 2020

Brandy Montgomery

Consent in the Era of “Me Too”

A few months back, I wrote a piece about consent and how it’s not required for women to give it in our society. It seems that I have…

Nov 9, 2019

Consent in the Era of “Me Too”

Nov 9, 2019

Brandy Montgomery
in
The Startup

Dear ‘friends’, please stop with your fatphobia

I have a love/hate relationship with social media. I’m sure that most people do. On one hand, it can be a great way to keep in touch with…

Nov 3, 2019

Dear ‘friends’, please stop with your fatphobia

Nov 3, 2019

Brandy Montgomery
in
The Writing Cooperative

Take a Vacation from your Writing

There’s a common belief among the writing community that we must write ever day in order to be any good. I’m not sure if it’s a benefit of…

Jul 24, 2019

Take a Vacation from your Writing

Jul 24, 2019

Brandy Montgomery

What moving across the country taught me

Moving is never easy. Packing all of the stuff you have accumulated over the years into compartmentalized boxes and transporting them to…

Jul 5, 2019

What moving across the country taught me

Jul 5, 2019

Brandy Montgomery

Consent Not Required

Life as a woman in the United States is, well, complicated. What does it mean to be a woman? How do women act? How do they dress? How…

Jul 3, 2019

Consent Not Required

Jul 3, 2019

Brandy Montgomery

Am I a Writer?

This seems to be a common question among new and emerging writers. Notice I said writers, because you are. Too often we want to qualify…

Jun 18, 2019

Am I a Writer?

Jun 18, 2019

Brandy Montgomery

Love Letters

Her ink streamed thick and heavy along the lines of my pages giving purpose to my being. I reveled in the weight of each letter — of each…

Jun 9, 2019

Love Letters

Jun 9, 2019

Brandy Montgomery

Dear Writers, We need fat characters

In this world of representation matters, too often fat characters are left off the table. Or, when they are included, they’re the butt of…

Jun 6, 2019

Dear Writers, We need fat characters

Jun 6, 2019

Brandy Montgomery

Brandy Montgomery

Introvert trying to find her voice through stories. Educator. Mom of teenagers and wife to kind of a big deal. Feminist developing a manifesto. She/Her

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams