Category Archives: Women

Using My Voice

I’m a 69-year-old storyteller by profession but for decades couldn’t tell my own. More than just tongue-tied, my uncomfortable relationship with words often led me to consider myself not only shy, but inarticulate when speaking. I spent a childhood with

Using My Voice

I’m a 69-year-old storyteller by profession but for decades couldn’t tell my own. More than just tongue-tied, my uncomfortable relationship with words often led me to consider myself not only shy, but inarticulate when speaking. I spent a childhood with

It May Be 1864 in Arizona But Roevember is Coming

In 2024 right-wing Christian Nationalists are burning through women’s rights with the same fury and zeal as General Sherman did in 1864 when he destroyed and burned down everything in his path in his race to the sea. And now

It May Be 1864 in Arizona But Roevember is Coming

In 2024 right-wing Christian Nationalists are burning through women’s rights with the same fury and zeal as General Sherman did in 1864 when he destroyed and burned down everything in his path in his race to the sea. And now

Access Your Rights

As women’s access to reproduction rights is rapidly diminishing, the lesson that every new generation has to fight for the same rights to protect these rights has never been clearer. Progress is possible but not guaranteed. It is no wonder

Access Your Rights

As women’s access to reproduction rights is rapidly diminishing, the lesson that every new generation has to fight for the same rights to protect these rights has never been clearer. Progress is possible but not guaranteed. It is no wonder

My Father Danced with Iris Apfel When No One Else Would

Eighty-eight years ago at a high school mixer, while the gym floor was crowded with couples dancing, my 15-year-old father Marvin kept his eye on another 15-year-old,  a shy female friend leaning alone against the gymnasium wall. They were neighborhood

My Father Danced with Iris Apfel When No One Else Would

Eighty-eight years ago at a high school mixer, while the gym floor was crowded with couples dancing, my 15-year-old father Marvin kept his eye on another 15-year-old,  a shy female friend leaning alone against the gymnasium wall. They were neighborhood

Katie’s Krazy Kaffee Klatch

Sitting around the comfortable kitchen table with America’s newest favorite housewife Katie Britt shooting the breeze, was intended to make you feel you were spending time with a familiar folksy neighbor. Which it might have been if you happened to

Katie’s Krazy Kaffee Klatch

Sitting around the comfortable kitchen table with America’s newest favorite housewife Katie Britt shooting the breeze, was intended to make you feel you were spending time with a familiar folksy neighbor. Which it might have been if you happened to

On International Women’s Day Remember The Hamas Hostages

As we celebrate International Women’s Day today it is imperative that we speak of the girls and women, mothers and daughters, aunts and friends who have been kidnapped in GAZA since October 7, 2023. According to a UN Report, the

On International Women’s Day Remember The Hamas Hostages

As we celebrate International Women’s Day today it is imperative that we speak of the girls and women, mothers and daughters, aunts and friends who have been kidnapped in GAZA since October 7, 2023. According to a UN Report, the

Lois Lane Black Like Me

Imagine today an award-winning white reporter from a big city newspaper posing as an African American for an investigative piece. Would New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman be willing to don blackface in the hopes of scoring a Pulitzer prize?

Lois Lane Black Like Me

Imagine today an award-winning white reporter from a big city newspaper posing as an African American for an investigative piece. Would New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman be willing to don blackface in the hopes of scoring a Pulitzer prize?

Featured Artist

Thanks to Sanctuary Magazine for kicking off Women’s History Month with me as their featured artist. As a feminist and an artist, I could not be prouder to start March off with a bang. Kudos to the great Carol Lippert

Featured Artist

Thanks to Sanctuary Magazine for kicking off Women’s History Month with me as their featured artist. As a feminist and an artist, I could not be prouder to start March off with a bang. Kudos to the great Carol Lippert

The Ball Player and the Blonde

A major sports figure and gorgeous entertainer are romantically involved. The American public is enthralled wanting to know every juicy detail. At times it seems to eclipse  the big presidential election happening here, even creating more interest than the new

The Ball Player and the Blonde

A major sports figure and gorgeous entertainer are romantically involved. The American public is enthralled wanting to know every juicy detail. At times it seems to eclipse  the big presidential election happening here, even creating more interest than the new

Think Pink Pretty Powerful in Pink

All that hot pink power still wasn’t enough to get Greta Gerwig a nomination for best director of the Barbie. The blockbuster movie that challenged patriarchal norms asked us to think pink and the audience complied. My social media feed

Think Pink Pretty Powerful in Pink

All that hot pink power still wasn’t enough to get Greta Gerwig a nomination for best director of the Barbie. The blockbuster movie that challenged patriarchal norms asked us to think pink and the audience complied. My social media feed