Unfortunately, othering can escalate and lead to physical violence beyond the psychological cruelty and social slander whether done for religious, political, racial, and/or economic reasons. Access is being denied to a resource for a reason.
The Nature of Nurture
And the biggest question in this area, for me: why does children children growing and leaving home mean that a woman, or couple, has to stop tending their nest? If a parent or couple are stilling living in the nest, why call the nest empty? How did your nurturance change through time, in practice and in principle.
What Do You Know About Your Matriline?
I, being someone who loves women’s narrative, will fill up my back story incorporating the genetic results into a personal speculative fiction. I, however, do know no accurate timeline exists for tracing the exact travels of a bit of genetic material across the ages.
L is for Logistics
A woman has not fully shared her amazing talents and skills until she has addressed the topic of logistics. This is especially so for mothers. The logistics of having a creative, self-assured child develop from necessity. Here are just some of the spatial challenges I faced with my daughter. Learning how to out maneuver a […]
K is for Keto and Diets
Ask any woman about diets and you will find that she has stories about the topic and how they influenced her life either by her trying them, avoiding them, or being modeled for her by friends and family.
J is Juxtaposed
Senses are so powerful. Memoir writers do not have to rely on unprompted memory. Use the tools that work for you.