Tag: writing
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Put Together
The message was clear: there are rules that a woman must follow to appear “put together.” But what if messy is better?
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Message in a bottle
I did not write the main content of this. I hope I honor the person who did by making it public. I want them to be seen.
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Sex, Love and Relationships (Part 5): What is love anyway?
I was talking to a boyfriend once a very long ago and he asked me how many men I had loved. Now, let’s be clear, he wasn’t asking how many men I had slept with, he was asking how many men I had felt love for. I don’t recall the number I gave him but…
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Mere Opinion
I come from a loooooong line of people who like to talk. Oh sure, there are some that are quiet (like my son) but most are talkers. And the thing about talkers is that, while they may have facts and research behind them, most talkers are giving their opinion about the thing they have facts/research…
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To love deeply…if not well
In my 20s, I loved a man in the way only the young love: with every ounce of my being and with a wee bit of crazy. I lived for him. I would have died for him or killed for him. And I knew he loved me. We were young and he was a guy…
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Eloise
The moss was cool under her bare feet. Her eyes scanned the forest floor for the leaves of that very specific plant she sought. These were her favorite days… The hottest days of August when the air smelled of baked forest… When then shade of the dense forest canopy kept her cool and the slightest…
