Lately I’ve been really lighting up about what I call reframes: Something I already know presented in a way that makes me say, “Ohhh! I get it now!” It gives … Continue reading Emotional Labor by Rose Hackman, and My Most Popular Post
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde My rating: 5 of 5 stars While reading the chapter “An Interview: Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich,” I realized that while I … Continue reading Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
As I drove away from the open field where I left my progeny for day camp, I wondered what I should do with my two and half hours sans enfants. … Continue reading Breaking All the Rules
My children’s flute teacher retired from teaching last month, and the process of finding a new flute teacher has been fraught. Their relationship with their teacher was so close, the … Continue reading Smashing Assumptions
I first became a Girl Scout more than 30 years ago. Each week, I walked through our northern California neighborhood to my Brownie meetings in my brown jumper, my beanie … Continue reading Twenty-First Century Girl
Update: This used to be a video about how women should be the ones to choose how they dress and how much they cover while nursing in public. If you … Continue reading Covering Up: It’s a Feminist Issue
Imperfect Happiness 