i was feeling a little sorry for myself today. then somebody sent me this.
More on Chris (who is from Nanton, Alberta, Canada) here: Reality check. No Arms. No Legs. No Worries. No Arms & Amazing A Tribute to Stacey McInroe…
I Found the Future in a Brown Paper Bag
Of these four, which one doesn’t fit: rug, egg, drum, sex? I remember the question. I remember the answer. But I’ll be damned if I remember the rest of the…
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Rosie Inspires Feminist Teen
Sometimes I despair that young women fail to realize how far women have come and at what cost. So when my friend Mary Heston sent me a link to a…
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We All Make Herstory in Our Own Way
I have spent a lifetime not fitting in (more on that: Here’s To Being A Crazy One. A Misfit. A Rebel. And A Square Peg In A Round Hole.) I…
come winter
I was inspired to write this poem in February 2014 when I lived in North Hatley, Quebec. At the time, I wanted to get lost in a winter storm, to…
Dead to the World
eyes open. a thought bubbles to the surface: “i’m awake.” awareness skips across my consciousness forcing me to stir. i resist. i burrow deeper into the folds of the duvet. i…
fight the good fight. your way.
Journalist, author, motivational speaker and world-record-holding marathon swimmer Diana Nyad made five attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida. She first tried at age 28 in 1975. She failed. She…
How To Kick Ass in Two Minutes or Less
When I see this happen in real life, I’ll know we’re on the way to not needing the word “feminist” anymore:
Feminist: A Word We Love to Hate
“I hate feminist.” Joss Whedon says to a roomful of feminists at an Equality Now‘s #MakeEqualityReality benefit dinner. And gets a laugh. Watch it and put a smile on your face.
This is what a “fumerist” does…
Veteran comedian Kate Clinton describes herself as “a faith-based, tax-paying, America-loving political humorist and family entertainer,” and “fumerist” (feminist humourist). She’s a lesbian. She’s also witty and funny. She celebrates…