Commentary on current social affairs. Intersectional feminism examining questions of gender, sex, sexuality, caste, class, race, religion & other discriminators.
I drag reluctant feet through a day that seems too longI trudge through the slime of bad moods and depression to the little islands of intelligence and coherent thoughtI fidget uncomfortably in the chair and remember too late that I’m wearing whiteI dodge nausea, hot flashes and giddiness with the…
I used to be one helluva firebrand. So of course my friends had to be people who enjoyed playing with fire. Once a guy friend forwarded a mail titled “Guys rules” to his entire address book with a comment “Now what?”. I took one look at it, started smoking at…
Met an old childhood pal this weekend.Looked in at a sale, saw the prices and raised serious doubts on the shop’s touch with realityEnacted a little charade to get another counter to exchange a lipstick that she changed her mind aboutBrowsed a bookshop and giggled over the covers and titles…
I am the only kid on the tree in pigtailsI am rejection & peer pressure superimposed on intelligence & expectationsI am the daughter who will one day be the ‘man of the house’ I am the big attitude-no boyfriends Alanis Morisette of the peer groupI am the feminist preaching to…
