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Kitchen Table: A History by Jill Talbot I thought the refrigerator was a stove.  From the pictures the landlady e-mailed of the apartment we’d be renting…
WFD: Kitchen Table: A History by Jill Talbot
8 Reasons Why I’m Not Having Children
“Why am I asked to defend my choice on a regular basis? And why is my husband — who has made the same choice — never publicly shamed as I am? “This […]
Leslie Salas On Not Writing and Not Feeling Guilty
The Sundress Blog In early spring, a dear friend and I walked the cobbled, hilly roads of Seattle taking turns choosing where our feet would take us. Our booted Florida feet leveled […]
THE 12 LABORS OF FRIDAY
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In a Black Tank Top
by Danielle DeTeberus, in Rattle #44 Love Poems
Congrats to Sirens Katie Riegel, Lisa Lanser Rose, and Sister Sirens
Great Day for Women Writers! We’re proud to announce that Katie Riegel, many sister Sirens, and I have work appearing this stunning issue of The Florida Review. It is packed cover-to-cover with some of the […]
The Darker Side of Motherhood
by Marley Andretti I knew I shouldn’t have worked that night. It was so cold and the snow had already accumulated to more than a foot. It was still snowing when […]
The Great 2014 Celebrity Nude Photos Leak is only the beginning
“Celebrities are just like us until they aren’t, until such intrusion involves the celebrity woman’s body, in intimate poses, splayed across the internet for delectation and debauchery and debate.” by Roxane Gay […]
I’ve Worked Everywhere, Man!
by Suzannah Gilman Ah, Labor Day, a day to pay tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. What have I contributed? Â A whole […]
Metaphors (a poem)
Metaphors by Sylvia Plath I’m a riddle in nine syllables, An elephant, a ponderous house, A melon strolling on two tendrils. O red fruit, ivory, fine timbers! This loaf’s big with […]
The Gloria Sirens 