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…
A 1/4 Mile Left To Go
Why Young Sexual Assault Victims Tell Incoherent Stories
Reblogged from The Atlantic Monthly: As soon as children make allegations, they’re forced to take a crash course on a very daunting topic. This puts them at a huge disadvantage—and their attackers […]
Mind-Body Problem
by Katha Pollitt When I think of my youth I feel sorry not for myself but for my body. It was so direct and simple, so rational in its desires, wanting to be […]
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 […]
Ever-Daring, Ever-Playful Erica
An Astute and rave Review of Erica Dawson’s two books of poetry in Oxford American In “The Evolution of Erica Dawson,” Russell Willoughby writes, “Erica Dawson writes in assertive, sometimes defiant, declaratives. […]
Take it Off to Play it Safe–Wuh?
“Feel free to sexually harass me if you’re a male.” Read this young woman’s account of a conversation with her school principal in which she tries to help him think critically and […]
Girls, We Got the Green Light to Get Read
Let’s make the most of it. This just in from The Guardian: “Bias towards male writers – underlined in 2013 study – fuels drive to switch attention to female authors,” writes Allison […]
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 […]
“Reading the Letters of the Dead”
Reading the Letters of the Dead by Jennifer Michael Hecht Why were the dead so timid while they lived? In mind, they step in groans; toes en pointe to test the sand. […]
Find of the Week: “A Beautiful Wit is a Power”
A dead serious discussion about the power of women to make others laugh from She Writes Radio. You’ll find it as timely now, (e.g. during the debate about hiring black women on SNL), as […]
The Gloria Sirens 