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Let Feminine Rage Take the Stage
I am thinking about feminine rage and the anger I feel every time I go on social media and see another file outlining the horrors a woman went through at the mercy of evil men. The cruel injustices women everywhere face, their stories of abuse reduced to “allegations.” I don’t Read more
Learning How to Single
Todd was the across-the-street neighbor who would take my garbage bin to the street after my husband left. Todd was older than me and had a live-in partner who was older than him. He was the kind of guy who talked with you at the mailbox about boring stuff like Read more
Under the Table
My first trip to Paris. A dream come true. From the favela to the City of Light. Like in the movies. Young, in love, and full of hope. We were sipping drinks on a sunny terrace when my new boyfriend glanced at my arms and grimaced. “You have a lot Read more
God Bless the Land of Milk and Money
The fields are gone, the chains remain, Now they brand you with debt and shame. Cotton mills turned to glass and steel, You’re free but can’t afford a meal. Railroad kings laid tracks of gold, On stolen earth, their fortunes rolled. Crypto kings now stake their claim, Lady Liberty weeps Read more
SEVENTEEN BOOKS LATER
When you get to be my age, you reflect on how you spent your time here on earth, the people you loved, the ones you didn’t, the dreams you wove, and the ones that unraveled. What you see is a study in personal evolution. If you’re lucky, your life was Read more
The Mother List
Your mother is soft tissue like rabbit ready for stew. Your mother is murder, she just doesn’t know it yet. Your mother is long rambling speech patterns. Your mother is perfect oval shapes. Your mother is god-like and fickle. Your mother is suffering. Your mother is seven miles uphill. Your Read more