Category Archives: Feminism
Trauma Consciousness
I have been thinking a lot about how I wanted to respond to the conveyor belt of news articles regarding sexual harassment, sex offenders, and the #metoo movement. The climate is shifting, the air is charged with exhilaration and relief, … Continue reading
International Women Day
Today as I was walking from my car at the gas pump into the store, a man who was driving by me rolled down his window and made retching sounds like he was going to vomit. He then laughed, rolled … Continue reading
Feminism and the Average Woman
This post is about how feminist issues affect the average woman, and what to do to make a difference Continue reading
Unclean.
One more shower, just one more. The water is hot. I need it to burn.
Alternative Facts
Fact: A woman is raped. Alternative Fact: She is drunk. She is unreliable. She is the problem.
Equality, Judgement, Power.
It is astounding how when you dive into the fundamental issue under every problem, be that political or trivial, equality – or lack thereof – is at the base. Equality, Judgement, Power.
I Speak for Those Who are Silent
I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence would save us, … Continue reading
What Am I If Not a Woman?
He said, ‘If you prick us, do we not bleed?’ Shakespeare wrote of Jews, but read for I plead: What am I if not human? If not flesh? I am soft sensual curves; a fine wine. Curves meant for touching, curves meant for … Continue reading
Above Anything Else
An Admire, Aspire piece. Continue reading
Feminine Expression
I am woman. I am grace. I am wise. I am more than a gender; womanhood is my being.