The Anti-Flinch Discipline
I’m on a self imposed Flinch reaction ban.
Map Of Emotion
Navigating complex emotions of jealousy, ambition, insecurity, joy, fear, peace, anger, happiness, betrayal, contentment, disappointment, love.
No Games, Only Equals
It’s housekeeping time in the relationships corner of my life. That means letting go of people who don’t behave like my equals.
My Kind Of Life? Going Away And It’s Not Bad, Just Terrifying
New friends, new kinds of friendships, new definitions of support and ways to engage with others lead to a new me. New life?
Hey Men, Here’s A Women’s Day Gift From Me To You
Last week, after I performed a piece about women, I was verbally attacked & threatened by a man. This is how others reacted.
Sorry I Didn’t Wait Till 8 March To Speak
Yesterday I was introduced on stage by a misogynist host. After I performed a piece about womanhood, another man began harassing me.
The Marriage Certificate LOC
Marriage becomes a political boundary between people, turning them from friends into people needing security checks & visas.
The Showwoman Under The Paper Plane
Paper Plane & coffee
Scarlet Woman
I’m in heartbreak. I’m Scarlett O’Hara pining for the virtues of Melanie Wilkes. I’m some other kind of woman.
Poem For An Ex I May Have Told You About
I had a chance to get this off my chest last year. I’m so grateful for the stage giving me a chance to voice things that had been eating away my insides for too long. I’ve been silenced by well-meaning friends and others who are just inconvenienced by anything other…
And Then There Was Music
I sang. There was music.