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Musings
In Defense of Being Fallible
Over the last few days, I’ve been collecting stories and painting women who rose above the ordinary in their lives….
The Anger of Resistance
Twenty years ago at a dinner party, I remember watching as a colleague’s wife laid out a massive feast on…
I Own My Labels
“You need to get past the gender thing. You have to look at the issues. You can’t vote for her…
Dreams of Refuge
I woke up in tears today, my heart pounding, my throat hoarse from desperate nightmare screams for my family as…
They are just SO nice
It’s been some time (16 years) since I planned a vacation in Asia, the long flight over the pacific with…
Crossing over Iwo Jima
After the hugging and crying were mostly done and just before I had to board, my father had approached me…
I’ll Walk Alone
I am loved, they tell me, like no one ever was,I am good, apparently, with the purest of heartsBut but…
My hair, my hair, my dratted exasperating hair
My name, I’m told, means long hair, and I was so named because I was born with a full head…
Crossing Over Iwo Jima
After the hugging and crying were mostly done and just before I had to board, my father had approached me…
Worlds beyond
Bits and bytes, quarks and bosons,Silverfish and black rhododendrons,Just last night I saw monarch butterfliesFragile flutter over thousands of miles.And…
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In me the river flows is set of poems that describe the complex layers of betrayal and grief to resolute determination, with calm pools of compassion through it.
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