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Why I am a Feminist
There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.
9 hrs ago
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Paula Halpin
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June 2025
It's Not Easy Being a Blonde
As a little girl, my sister had big brown eyes and golden ringlets.
Jun 29
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Mary Kathryn Dunlop
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I'm Not Done Yet
The blanket fell off my body onto the floor, where drips of water and pools of ginger ale sloshed around.
Jun 22
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Catherine Dunn-Gilbert
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Thank You, Emilia
Kids can smell a phony—not to mention abject fear—from across a classroom, especially bright eighteen-year-olds who sit in the back row with that…
Jun 15
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Sarah Prospero
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Love In Pieces
The dictionary describes love with words like warmth, endearment, fondness, compassion, concern, caring, goodwill and fellow feeling.
Jun 8
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Isabella Mindak
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The Field Trip
Josie had never been on an airplane.
Jun 1
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Adair Heuchan
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May 2025
My Mother, a Local Hero
My mother, Maisie, once used a letter opener to ward off an attack by a mugger.
May 25
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Paula Halpin
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Babushka Had Pluck
I’d like to think that my babushka balled her calloused fingers into a fist and punched the priest right between the eyes when he leaned in and…
May 18
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Anna C Rumin
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The Woman in the Mirror
"I'll take it," I said, pointing to the scratched mahogany dresser with its tarnished brass handles.
May 11
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Linda Thompson
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Portrait of a Queen
“Cookinyeh!” my grandmother envelops me in a hearty hug as she greets me at the door of her basement apartment.
May 4
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Kinneret Haimes
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April 2025
Tomorrow Is Another Day
When I was younger, choosing to be a single and childless woman was a bit freakish to other people.
Apr 27
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Isabella Mindak
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All The Other Days
Pooh: One day, we will all die.
Apr 20
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Paula Dunning
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