– more painful than any punch—and more gutting than guilt.
Loving her meant showing up.
Sep 16, 2023
8 min
– Having breasts woke me up to my body.
Most of what I’d gleaned so far about sex came from Ovid.
Sep 13, 2023
7 min
– “Call her Amah. Grandmother.”
The hat carries stories, mother to daughter, many generations.
Sep 9, 2023
9 min
Personal Stories about time, timing, and inevitability.
Personal Story Publishing Project, Vol. 9, fall 2023
Sep 6, 2023
6 min
– like a soaring hawk.
His invitation was unexpected. I danced within.
Sep 2, 2023
8 min
– I had also lost that “other me.”
“Fakeness” was my life’s ever-present hallmark.
Aug 30, 2023
7 min
– “And you’re sassy, too!”
Swallowed words gathered in my throat to spit his direction.
Aug 26, 2023
8 min
— The hawk had never seen such a wild creature!
They were safe at home, protected by a little girl ready to defend their Alamo.
Aug 19, 2023
8 min
– What we never considered was aerodynamics.
With any break in the traffic, we dashed into the roadway and picked up the pieces.
Aug 12, 2023
7 min
– “I out-foxed those fellers.”
She did what she needed to survive.
Aug 9, 2023
7 min
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