With the recent passing of my mother, I have been in full retreat–from the media, from my routines, and yes, even from writing. Sometimes grief empties us and sometimes it fills us to the brim. This has been the… Read More ›
feminism
On Gender & Feminism: Ride the Third Wave
Every generation of self-defined progressives has to tackle the fact that progress doesn’t end with them. – Laurie Penny I thought the chapter was closed on this matter. What more could there be to know, to learn about gender… Read More ›
On Why I Will Not Respect Donald Trump
As long as this was about politics and political differences about how the country should be run, I held my tongue. I figured, people have the right to their own opinions about what is good for this country and how… Read More ›
On Why We Need Feminism
I woke up this morning to a Facebook post detailing how CNN had twisted Trump’s words to make it sound like he was encouraging voter fraud. You can read the article here. The poster of the article pointed out that… Read More ›
Where Have All the Men Gone?
Last night I watched the first episode of the TV show, Flaked. Big mistake. The best I can tell, this is a show about a 40-year-old recovering alcoholic, tooling around Venice Beach, on his borrowed bike (actually, I have no… Read More ›
Gendered Discourse: In Defense of the All-Girl School
This week finds me in my home town of Bombay, and tomorrow, I will spend the day with one of my oldest, and dearest friends. We met in second grade–my first year at the “Big-girl” school–and have remained fast friends… Read More ›
Iphigenia
These are the stories that I was told. The softest petal draws the bee; the sturdy stem doesn’t. These are the stories that I was told. Beautiful night is silent; hush stars, the sun must sing. These are the stories… Read More ›
“The Myth of the Catty Woman” – A Response
I read a piece in the NY Times yesterday by Sheryl Sandberg in which she tries to break down what she calls “the myth of the catty woman.” You can read the article for yourself, but her thesis boils down… Read More ›
Midlife Hack: Self-help books
So I’ve been trying to find the perfect midlife book. Why? Because reading is how I midlife crisis, okay? Right, so . . . Where was I? Yes, the perfect midlife book. I could just end this post now and… Read More ›
Midlife Crisis: A Revisionist Story
The way we think about midlife is broken. No, really. I hate these end-of-the-road, time-to-pack-it-in, tropes about midlife, and I know you do, too. The dirty little secret that no one will tell you about midlife (no, not even your… Read More ›