SATURDAY: Sirens and their HAIR Ah, spring! When a woman’s fancy turns to . . . the salon. Hair styles and symbolism have a strange and powerful place in the lives of […]
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Poet, teacher, mama, friend, wanderer, celebrator of life.
AWP 2014: No Shame for Women Writers
Originally posted on The Brevity Blog:
A guest post on the panel “Breaking Silences: Women’s Memoir as an Act of Rebellion” from Tabitha Blankenbiller: It feels like everyone goes to AWP looking for…
Letting. It. Go.
By Molly Caro May Giving birth to a baby and a book the same year. Molly Caro May, author of a newly released memoir, The Map of Enough, shares the struggle and unexpected beauty […]
Pray for Jennifer Lawrence!
By Susan Lilley Nah, super-starlet Jennifer Lawrence does not have leukemia, nor is she on a Lindsay Lohan-style spiral into shame and infamy. She will never lapse into empty Kardashian fame, because […]
Not So Minor Characters: The Beats’ Female Voice
By Monica Wendel Last weekend – an icy one in which I was batting that energy-draining combination of hangover and new-semester cold – a friend pressed a copy of Joyce Johnson’s Minor […]
My Psycho Valentine
By Julia Connolly Even as a little girl I found the gooey-ness of Valentine’s Day suspect. Yeah, the candy was great, but all those hearts, flowers, red and pink everything made me […]
A 1/4 Mile Left To Go
Originally posted on L.E.A.P:
One gorgeous sun-drenched day you’re floating on your back, satiated by the cool water on your body. Two short minutes later, your life is pitched…
YEAH YEAH YEAH
By Susan Lilley IT was 50 years ago today. One chilly Florida evening in February, the Lilley family was gearing up for the usual Sunday night ritual: burgers on the grill, […]
Okay? Okay! Chinese New Year & Second Chances
By Julia Connolly Hooray! It’s the New Year! The Chinese New Year, that is. While I’m not Chinese and I don’t make resolutions, this is the day I choose to make my […]
Blame, Shame, and the Rape Game
By Randi Whitcomb Brave and beautiful siren voice tells it. In no uncertain terms. Daisy Coleman could be any of us, or our daughters. Randi’s searing statement on this subject is required […]
The Gloria Sirens 