Have you seen this short essay by Julia Benson Connolly? It’s perfect for our Labor Day theme. Enjoy.
Bad Mom Abroad
Naming the Baby
by Faith Shearin When you are dreaming of the name you are also dreaming of who they might be. They are invented in darkness — under cloak of skin — and, for the […]
The Littles
So much depends upon three banty roosters chuckling to themselves in the mock orange sunrise that peeps in from East Tampa. For weeks I walk off mourning as dawn feathers the sky […]
September: Labor Day
Work it, Girl! All through September, the Sirens will be singing songs of labor, whether it be childbirth labor, laboring toward artistic goals, or laboring to be the best selves we can […]
The Ravages of Rush: A Message for the Unchosen
By Amy Shackelford Note: I unapologetically call out the Greek system in this post. It doesn’t mean I don’t have friends that love their sorority (I do!), or that I’m a ruthless […]
Greeks, Geeks, and Forever Friends: One Woman’s Experience
By Kim Cruts My grandmother told me to join a sorority because she was worried that I couldn’t make friends on my own. I was a weird kid and not exactly a […]
Hawk
I heard her crying from the ancient oak, the tree where a hive of bees had set up shop huge as a fruit crate. Eating lunch on the veranda did […]
Accepting Gladness
We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world. —Jack Gilbert, […]
Dogs and Murder: A Meditation on First-Degree Fun
A lot of people think if you love dogs, you’re probably personifying them. It’s easy to see why when people carry them around in Snuggies or put them in T-shirts that say, […]
Bats at Twilight
I’ve heard how they claim the Congress Street Bridge: like folded fur handkerchiefs hundreds hang on the underbelly. At dusk they swoop out to sport and poach and cloak the sky in […]
The Gloria Sirens 