Because I was Terrified
I was terrified and ashamed and I did not know what to do, for much of my life. With the only consistent direction: “Be somebody entirely different (think, feel, want,…
A Litany for Survival
A Litany for Survival BY AUDRE LORDE (...) For those of uswho were imprinted with fearlike a faint line in the center of our foreheadslearning to be afraid with our mother’s…
Are You My Mother?
To state that my feelings about and reasons for attending yesterday's service for my mother are messy and confusing, is an understatement. At this moment, this is what I am able…
Gentle Thanksgiving
I am deeply grateful for Considerate Birthdays, Mellow Halloweens, Compassionate Christmases, and today--a Tender Thanksgiving. I cannot know for sure, but suspect that if I would have experienced some of…