These days I can’t seem to shake a stomach bug in which have caused me to forego two Cleveland Orchestra tickets, miss hours of work, watch Isaiah learn to say “Mama needs rest,” and feel sorry for myself for these and other mishaps. However, when it comes to Rick Santorum’s latest comments on how raped […]
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Transformative Blogging: A Free Write on Pregnancy, Feminism, and the Internet
Three years ago, I started blogging. I was newly married, working at a university, confronting my disdain for the midwestern common, and beginning to fall in love with photography. Today I am 4 months pregnant, working at a spiritual center, combing through my complex relationship with geography and identity, and am a freelance writer and […]
This Pregnant Feminist Will Eat You Alive
Everything’s changing. The moment was actually split. Plural. There were two realizations that changed my life. One was the moment I knew I wanted to be a mother. The second when I realized I was pregnant. Those two moments were distinct and both charged with a transformative power difficult to express. The moment I knew […]
Letter #3
Dear Veronica, It’s Saturday morning and two days since my surgery to “spiff up” my ovaries to someday have you. Darling, I feel like someone rammed a spatula into my stomach and starting smacking everything red. What was supposed to be an hour and fifteen minutes took over two and a half. Much to my […]