Author: Lisa
A Time for Rape, A Time for Voice
Like so many others, I’ve been overwhelmed with December. It’s not just the holidays, but the buzz and speed of the year ending, the economic crisis, family gatherings, and holiday obligations all combine to make December one big TO DO list. I thought about what I wanted to write about this week and began reading […]
The Cookie Monster
My sister Carmen and I tried to do something creative to take my medicated mind off the pain. So we decided to make Christmas cookies. This was actually more of her baking and my watching TV and then hobbling into the kitchen to help decorate. They were the most hideous looking things I’ve ever created. […]
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 […]
This is Me on Drugs
I had surgery yesterday. I am in recovery now, about 60% “with it” as the anesthesia continues to wear off and the painkillers begin after the upteenth trip to the pharmacy. Let me explain. Back in 1999, the summer before my junior year at Xavier, I had a big surgery, the kind where they actually […]
SPEAK! Album
Speak! is a women of color led media collective and in the summer months of 2008, they created a CD compilation of spoken word, poetry, and song. This is the first self-named album. With womyn contributors from all over the country, Speak! is a testament of struggle, hope, and love. Many of the contributors are […]
Responding to, “Can You Love God AND Feminism?”
Right before I sat down to write this post, I splashed cold water on my face, brushed my hair out and roped it into a pony tail and did two brief neck stretches. No joking. Before you delve into an issue like feminism and God, you have to be ready for the long haul. At […]
LBJ
I went to my first Cavs game last week. My brother, Fran, has season tickets and they were mighty good seats, too. As a season ticket holder, he was able to bring me out to the floor and I was able to touch the floor for good luck. Lebron is simply a beast. Incredible. Superhuman. […]
Letter #2
Dear Veronica, This has been a week that you must know about. First of all, my beloved ob/gyn decided to throw me to a specialist five miles away because I am going to need surgery. Dr. David decided that my ovaries need to be “spiffed up” and thus need a laparoscopy. In a nutshell, it’s […]
Insulting the Intellect, Agnes Scott College Opens Its Doors to Road Trip II: Beer Pong
If you view the website of Agnes Scott College, a private all women’s college in Decatur, Georgia, the visitor or prospective student will find idyllic pictures of fresh-faced young women with telescopes, smiling students engaged in music, or tony looking youngsters attending a swanky social gathering. In the rotating slideshow, there sits the most formidable […]