Gold, green, and purple have replaced Christmas trees and decorations. The house across the street on Dauphine is bedecked like a rainbow float with fantastical giant flowers. The Krewe of Chewbacca parade […]
Living in the Marigny, January 2023
Siren Salon: Book Discussion
WHAT: Book discussion (Unbound: A Woman’s Guide to Power by Kasia Urbaniak) WHEN: February 16, 8pm Eastern time WHERE: Zoom! (click to register–you’ll get a confirmation and the Zoom link after you’re approved, […]
A Letter to My Daughter Upon Her Return to College
I imagine that many young people are, at this point, feeling a bit homesick. The holidays are over, and you are returning to school. While this is exciting and you are probably enjoying your renewed sense of freedom, you might be missing your bed, or your pets, your space, the ability to walk into a fully stocked kitchen and grab something out of the fridge.
Beyond Electric Cars: Five Easy Ways You Can Save the Planet
I grew up, like most people, with certain ideas about beauty and wonder: bright outdoor lights at Christmas, fragrant peony blooms bigger than a softball, the ooh and aah of fireworks on […]
Life in the Marigny
My long-held dream to live for a winter in New Orleans is finally coming to pass. We moved into our rental on Dauphine St. on December 3, 2022, a sunny seventy-degree day. […]
Winter Solstice with the Sirens
Hi friends! So our fearless leader, Lisa, has done a winter solstice ceremony in some form for over a decade, and we decided to invite you all this year! The longest night […]
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Taste in television is extremely personal. But even so, I’m always asking my friends what they’re watching, hoping to discover our next favorite series. I rarely watch tv unless I’m with my […]
Writing and the “Glue” of Point of View
I’m often a people lover and have a Venn diagram of friends. In a few of my friend circles, we joke about which one of us is the “glue.” The “glue” is […]
What If We Stayed Angry?
They designed the plague so women would be too exhausted for rage. Staying angry enough to act takes enormous reserves of both energy and desperation. Those are the first two sentences of […]
The Ghosts of Halloween Costume Fails
I’ve had some Halloween wins in my time. The aces were always group costumes, especially my gang of friends who went together to Halloween swing dance parties. One year we were The […]
The Gloria Sirens 