My favorite color thinking is black and white. And mindfulness is all rainbow complex. I'm a resistant recruit to this be here now stuff. It … [Read more...]
If You Fall in Love with a Writer She’ll Still Be a Writer If You Break Up
June 11, 2015 · by · 7 Comments
“I fell in love with your words,” he said. He loved the word necklaces I hung on his chest and being the subject I defined, described and … [Read more...]
Rumi as Need
June 11, 2015 · by · 2 Comments
“This longing you express is the return message. The grief you cry out from draws you toward union. Your pure sadness that wants help is the … [Read more...]
Returning to Rumi
June 7, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
Rumi's writing, to me is like a middle-aged woman. Empowered. Joyful. Able to witness, hold space and be there. A whirling dervish of … [Read more...]
Why Survivors Love Amy Schumer
June 3, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
"I'm not funny. What I am is brave." Lucille Ball Audacious and adorable. Sweet and skewering. Amy Schumer makes bedfellows of words that … [Read more...]
Why Women Get Frustrated When Men Want to Be Thanked for Talking About Rape
June 1, 2015 · by · 2 Comments
If it seems women like me don’t have a lot of patience for listening to how men think, feel and talk about rape it’s because, well…. it’s … [Read more...]
For the Pencil-Slinging Warrior Princesses
May 25, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
I can’t say no to my daughter when she asks me to buy her a new book, no matter how broke I am. “Words fuel, feed, nurture and nourish,” I say to my … [Read more...]
“She’s Such a Victim”
May 21, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
“She’s such a victim." I hear those words and they make me me cringe. I recoil and get small inside no matter when or how it is said. “He’s such a … [Read more...]
Naked Truth: Monika Rostvold’s Performance Piece is a Not a Protest but it is Political
May 16, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
Monika Rostvold wore pasties and a matched-her-skin thong bought at Target. She sat on the stairs in front of a library at the University of Texas … [Read more...]
I Am Not A Victim: A Manifesto for Humans
May 14, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
1. I am not a victim, as in adjective, personality type or horoscope. Victim is not the sun I was born under or in my rising sign. Nope. I was … [Read more...]
