Originally posted on The Manifesto:
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Being A Girl: A Brief Personal History of Violence
Originally posted on The Belle Jar:
1. I am six. My babysitter’s son, who is five but a whole head taller than me, likes to show me his penis. He does it…
To The White Men Who Fear Everything
Originally posted on Fatimah Asghar:
& everyone. Including my 11 year old frame a circle of empty surrounding me & my violin on the crowded bus the weeks after the towers…
The Failure of Work-Life Balance: Why “Having It All Kinda Sucks”
Being a contemporary woman means we should have choices about how to create and utilize our own work-life balance. However, as Amy Westervelt notes, “Here’s the truth: You want to have a career and kids? You totally can, but both will suffer.”
A Big Siren Thanks to Our First 10,000!
We just passed the 10,000-follower mark, which seemed like a good place for the band behind the blog to stop a moment and thank you. I’m always touched and amazed when I meet […]
Living in Uncertainty (item #8 from The Manifesto)
Originally posted on The Manifesto:
I will live in uncertainty. I will put myself out in the world without having a guarantee that everything will go the way I want. I will…
After My Friend Phyllis Shows Me the New York Times Obituary Headline: ‘Lou Michaels, All-Purpose Player, Dies at 80, Missed Kicks in ’69 Super Bowl.’
by Rosemerry Trommer When I die, let them write about all the mistakes I’ve made. Let them mention in the headlines how many rejection letters I’ve received from The Sun. Let them say, […]
The Pretty Machine by Melissa Carroll
The writer, poet, editor, and yogi Melissa Carroll on womanhood, body image, appearance, and culture. Read the whole wise, honest essay here. “I’m in sixth grade, playing in my backyard with my […]
Reading Resolutions: Our Shared Shelf, a Feminist Book Club by Emma Watson
Most of us try to start a new year by beginning (or maintaining) a healthy habit that will last the whole year long. Usually it’s fitness, nutrition, self-care, or productivity-related. Those are […]
The True Nature of Confession
I’ve found it to be true you’re only as sick as your secrets. But, really, as memoirists, are we to have none?
The Gloria Sirens 