The Community Book Project: Independence

What does independence mean to you?

That was the prompt for this edition of The Community Book Project. A group of 100+ contributing authors answered this question in 200 words or less. Their entries are gathered here. This book includes stories about living out loud (and on your own). There are tales of friends and flags and even one about online dating.

Take them in and think about this question, too: What does independence mean to you?

Thank you to our contributing authors, listed below:

Hobby Parent
Paula S. Webb
Ruben J. Rocha
Angie Mangino
Michelle Francik
Carol Anne Cooper
Marcelle della Faille
Ellen Watts
Margy Lang
Ron Forte
Pat Moore
Shelly O'Donovan
John A. Williams
Roberta Gold
Cody Dakota Wooten
Donna L. Martin
P.J. Rogers
Jason Wright Downs
SharonAnn Hamilton
Connie Ragen Green
Tracy Delegarde
Lori Sweet
Diane Kurzava
Ayesha Hilton
SJ Clarke
Karen Leeds
Harold K. Thompkins
Shona Battersby
Melody Tupperware
Marie A. Levy
Melissa Ellen Penn
Tara Alexandra Kachaturoff
Irena Kay, MD
Alara Paragas
Devorah Garland
Christine L. Cunningham
Sally Holland
Holly R. Fitzpatrick
Angela I Schutz
Gwyn Goodrow
Lorrie M. Nixon
Carol Brusegar
Alberta Fredricksen
Sandy Goodwin
Carol Stockall MD
Audrey Humaciu
Lori R. Winslow
Bonnie Sandy
LC Plaunt
Elicia Jenson
Dixie L. Thompson
Julaina Kleist-Corwin
Krishna Woods
Pam Murphy
Michael Bimbo Ojelabi
Warren L. Henderson, Jr.
Cheryl A Major
Norma Bonner Elmore
Sarah-Jane Watson
Karen Richards
Fiona Louise
Daphne Bach Greer
Jeanine Byers
Leasha West
Holly Pitas
Asha Khalil
Susan J Walklate
Diana Bianchi
Judi G. Reid
Shirley J. Noah
Marius Bill
Bill McCarthy
Sandi Neilson
Debbie Bolton
Melanie G. Robinson
Joe Raab
Sharon G Teed
Barbara Cole
Eszter Molnar Mills
Robyn MacKillop
Joy Harris
Nancy Lee Bentley
Lisa McGrath
Charlisa E. Delancy
Agata Szkiela
Melisse L Campbell
Sylvio Roy
Joanna Lynn Faulk
Peggy Lee Hanson
Donna Burgher
Stefanie Jolicoeur
Linda Bittle
Chineme Noke
Rex Bohachewski
Rebecca Brown
Phillip D. Woolfolk
Tina Nies
Maria Falcon-Madsen
Sandy Anchondo
Metka Lebar
Katie De Souza
Mary Alice Long
Dawn Eileen
Michael E. Bourland