We (the Sirens) came across this piece by Eileen Myles recently. Yes, it may be 4 years old, but we wish it was 50 years old, or 100 years old–because it’s still […]
“Being Female” by Eileen Myles
Katie Riegel
Poet, writer, editor, teacher, blogger, mentor, meditator.
Two Mindsets
This article by Maria Popova summarizes parts of a book called Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck that theorizes there are two primary mindsets: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. Here […]
Sirens and Sisters Kick Essay Ass
Readers, take a look at the soon to be released Best American Essays, edited by Ariel Levy, and you’ll find not only amazing pieces and authors selected for inclusion, but an awe-inspiring list […]
Advice to a Friend Who Has Quit His Mediocre Job
Originally posted on The Manifesto:
So, I’m about 3 months ahead of you on this quitting your job thing, which means I know some of the things you may go through. Everybody’s…
Big Sky Church (or, My Two Weddings)
Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes. –Walt Whitman Weddings! First of all, let me be honest: I never thought I’d […]
Games Universities Play
Many of my friends on social media are writers and academics, so it’s no surprise that my feed is full of stories about the University of Akron Press closure. Others are […]
Delmonicos, short prose by Susan Lilley
Here at The Gloria Sirens, we get to celebrate the successes of our sister writers. Today it’s Siren Susan Lilley’s turn. Her short-short story (essay? prose poem?), “Delmonicos,” won honorable mention in […]
We’re All Nephews
I spent half of last week helping my sister, Dorey, to babysit our nephew, who turned 7 on Wednesday. I never wanted kids and often feel awkward around them–though some then swarm to me […]
Flashlight Tag
I grew up playing flashlight tag. I lived in the country; the neighborhood kids would gather at my house—a big range of ages, since I was the youngest of four children. We […]
Anger, Fathers, Minefields, Incomplete Stories
This deserves a longer exploration, but today I do not have the energy. I may never have the energy, so I want to say some things now, incomplete as they are, random […]
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