There are few things in the world I hate more than when the words “prominent,” “feminist,” “icon,” and “won” are jumbled together in a feminist context. I don’t know why I do this to myself. I have long sworn off mainstream feminism and yet, like a moth to a flame where I know I shall […]
Author: Lisa
Letter # 8
Dear Veronica, I’ve been thinking about how these letters will be if I find out you are, in fact, a boy, not a girl as I have been thinking. I don’t think it will matter much. You’ll be either Veronica or Isaiah and what I have to share with you is the same, regardless of […]
Doctor’s Visit, Week 10.5
Yesterday was our 10.5 week visit and it was another eventful afternoon. Nick brought his Time magazine for what he knew would be a long wait before we actually get to see the growing Plum. But it wasn’t long before we were in there with the wonderful Dr. David and she says, “Ok, let’s hit […]
Class, Race, and Privilege in the ‘Central Park Jogger’ Story
This essay is written with nothing but the deepest respect of Trisha Meili’s story and her compassion to share herself with the world and aid those in despair. In the tangled web of examining privilege that comes with race and class, and scrutinizing the judicial system, difficult questions arise about the background of the survivor […]
Happy Summer is Here
June 4th unfolded much like every morning of our previous anniversaries. We wake up, greet HAPPY ANNIVERSARY and then look at the clock, wondering what part we were at in our big day 4 years earlier. After a few minutes of reminiscing, I’ll say, “OK, let’s watch the slideshow.” And Nick always says, “Yes, good […]
Update from the Three of Us
Nick – too tired to move. Lisa – too fatigued to move. Baby – size of a Plum this week and very happy.
To Whom You Are Accountable
Filipinos have a cultural trademark of slapping nicknames on folks which have absolutely nothing to do with their real names. For example, my full first name is Ana Lisa, but growing up, my parents had a slew of nicknames for me that slid in and out of my life. I never questioned it, just knew […]
June 4, 2005 – Happy 4th Anniversary, Nick!
The Relationship: Pregnancy, Abortion, Faith, Violence
I attended my first pro-life rally when I was 10 or 11 years old. With my mother on a back breaking smelly bus, we traveled through the night to D.C., arrived, marched with our church group, and boarded the bus to drive home. I barely slept. The pro-life march was my first trip the our […]
The Year is 2100
Last night I came home from work at roughly 9:30pm. Driving in a rental, I pulled up and saw Nick sprawled on the couch, watching our old but new to us TV (huge applause to Nick’s cousin, Abby Cordonnier and fiancee for selling us a monstrously large and much improved telly) with an intent look […]