“Sensual vitality is essential to the struggle for life.” -Adrienne Rich Each week, I write myself into a new skin. The week, wilting with exhaustion by Wednesday, folds into itself today, and regenerates. “…putting up there in public words you have dredged, sieved up in dreams, from behind screen memories, out of silence –…
I heard a cheesy thing on TV, somewhere between Oprah and Ellen: “Life isn’t cured, it’s managed.” The Guitar Player and I are still at it, cooking our Friday night meals. It’s something for us to look forward to, all through a busy stressful week. It’s something we don’t want to give up, we…
It’s International Women’s Day. It’s also my little sister’s birthday. I was fourteen years old when she was born. It made no sense, it was crazy: my ma was in her early forties! I was in high school, trying to figure out algebra, boys, girls, and my new love of acting. It was all…