Lost and Laughing -

the assault

May 1 2017 …

I am a feminist, I define myself as such and wear the label proudly, loudly. I am a feminist, and I am prepared with an array of witty, cutting comebacks for catcalls. I am a feminist, and I have a stack of books and a twenty-eight-page...

the paint underneath my fingernails

January 14 2017 …

this photo was taken by Alison Jiles and I stole it without asking because she was asleep and I am impatient. When you make plans, it rains I was playing soccer with a kid at the work site today; he tumbled backwards nearly hitting...

the first lesson

January 6 2017 …

These are the streets where poems were written, where stories were born, where people have loved. I love New Years Resolutions. They’re my most favorite ever and I generally on any given year have approximately a page and a half of...

on being a woman

August 8 2016 …

One cannot be a woman in this world and not acknowledge the terrible burden to be beautiful. The majority of this post was pieced together from a paper I wrote some months ago, and if you're interested in where these sources come from...