So often, what we need from friends, family, and the world is permission–permission to feel what we actually feel rather than what we’re supposed to feel; permission to be imperfect; permission to take […]
You Have Our Permission
Hot for Student: Yoga, Polyamory & Me
Tall, dark and lacking flexibility, Ricky (not his real name) nonetheless came faithfully to yoga. I often imagined this translating into an eagerness to please in bed. He was flirtatious and chatty […]
Siren Says: Donna Cavanagh
Each week we’ll feature cool, creative women we admire in a new segment called “Siren Says.” We’ll ask them a quick question or two based on that month’s theme. October’s theme is […]
Siren Says: Stand-Up Librarian Meredith Myers
Each month we’ll feature cool, creative women we admire in a new segment called “Siren Says.” We’ll ask them a quick question or two based on that month’s theme. October’s theme is […]
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 […]
August: Dog Days
A Month of Animal Heat All through the month of August, in cicada song and steam, the Gloria Sirens will bring you animal stories, songs, poems, and pictures. We’ll feature summertime with our […]
Litany for Lilley
by Gianna Russo (after Billy Collins) You are the French pedicure and the bell-like laugh, you are the Bridge of Lions and the Bijou sale. You are the right answer on […]
Song of Wanton Locks
It’s strange how hair is a body part—it’s yours and it isn’t. It belongs as much to you as your height, your hands, your nose. It binds you to the ancestors who […]
Gild the Lily or Poison the Cat
By Tiffany Razzano It’s finally happened. I’ve fallen prey to a Hallmark holiday. Until now, I’ve never done much for anyone for Valentine’s Day. Never purchased flowers or chocolate hearts or cheesy […]
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 […]
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