Congratulations to essayist and journalist Amanda McCracken, Boulder, whose writing on virginity, sexuality and relationships has captured national attention, landing her a spot on the Katie Couric show.
“The producers in their research had come across my essays in Glamour and The New York Times discussing the topic. After a couple phone interviews, they asked if I would come on the show,” said Amanda.
The show, “What is Behind the Virginity Movement?” aired Friday, April 25. You can see the segment here. You can read more about the experience of getting the call for the show and how it played out on her blog, “Shelf Life: Musings on Waiting.”
The essays are part of a book in progress, Streaking on Sunday morning, which consists of a series of essays from the heart and mind of a single woman in her mid-thirties. Her introspective, honest and self-dissecting essays range from the reasoning behind her choice to remain a virgin and a Proustian look at what embodied memories mean for travel and romantic relationship to the freedom and shame that vulnerability elicits, the addiction to chasing “the story,” and the obstacles in escaping a self-imposed “single woman” identity.
Amanda is also a journalist, covering women’s issues and athletics for regional and national magazines, including Cowboys and Indians, Running Times, Triathlete Magazine, Women’s Running. She also teaches ESL. Visit her website at amandamccracken.webs.com.
