I read this poem I wrote at a rally today: The Wearing of the Red (on International Women’s Day) I am the color of … Anger…of red in the face blush and shame Of things perpetrated against us that we … Continue reading
My buddy Heidi Moore –one of the other few strange and creative geniuses of Plumas County has just released her mini-documentary Showgirl Style which chronicles a three-day burlesque inspired retreat we did in Twain Harte (near Sonora, CA) in September. I … Continue reading
I wasn’t thinking when I let my daughter go to church with a friend on Sunday. She’d done a sleepover like tween girls do and it seemed a natural extension. I like the people she was hanging with. It didn’t … Continue reading
File this under things I didn’t think would still be an issue when I hit my forties… This morning I was reading about how it’s 2015 and theater companies across the United States are announcing their seasons of plays and … Continue reading
I am a feminist woman who just got finished grading a bunch of papers because I’m also a teacher –historically a woman’s job by the way and like social work, the two lowest paying of the ‘professions’ –not just a … Continue reading
Somebody had to tell me I was fat Somebody had to tell me I was short Somebody had to tell me I was too white to be Mexican Somebody had to tell me I was too chingona to be white … Continue reading
It’s the end of the year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I am an American with two incredible children (no really, people who hate children love my children, that’s how fucking cool they are), I live in this house … Continue reading
I am channeling those books I’ve read. The ones I gave away at the end of Women’s Studies part I. I remember reading , acknowledging, hell in that happy hippy way affirming that the moon cycle was to be honored … Continue reading
My Middle Aged Punk Band I’ve often thought that Having a middle-aged all female punk band Would be cool. It would be different Than the first time around. When I was 18 I screamed with a trio Called the Celibate … Continue reading
