If we are going to cover the iconic elements of THE FEMININE some space has to be given to discussion of the concept of virginity and the hymen. This is a brief article, but a necessary one, as an iconic aspect of how women are defined depends on this trait that is largely a culturally […]
April 1 – Free to Be a Fool
The title of this post was supposed to be “Free to Be a Fool A to Z” but strike-throughs are not allowed in titles in one of the site constraints I have to go along with, unless I want to learn to code, and I’ve been busy trying not to code since 1976. I am […]
The Trump Effect, PTSD, and the Dixie Chicks
Today is first time in many months that I am not being overwhelmed by every political ad, statement, or interview I see or hear. I now understand why I have been so down these last few months. The aha moment of realizing exactly what was upsetting me did not take the pain, confusion, or sadness […]
New WLP Section Coming Soon
Only a few of you know that I endured a childhood filled with medical abuse that must have arisen from a factitious disorder from which my mother suffered. The situation is now colloquially referred to as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. I have written about my experience for the last thirteen years, during which time I finally put all the pieces […]
Months & My Mind Awhirl
Eddy, maelstrom, vortex. Call it whatever you will, but life sometimes moves too many things a bit faster than what I can juggle. Schedule I do not know exactly what I dropped in the last three months, but I will find out. Maybe everything or anything that dropped bounced. Women’s History Month, The A to Z challenge, more […]
Old Wives Tales
is for Old Wives Tales The phrase, “Old Wives Tales” conveys many, contradictory meanings and images. Old is not a bad thing. Old is alive, and experienced. We can actually use the phrase itself to illustrate some of the clues that such phrases can contain and convey. Old – In our youth-focused […]