Serenity… refocus – seek joy – thrive

So, almost as soon as I sat down after giving the kids their dinner plates howls of outrage started piercing the air. Now, I am not the best cook but usually nothing I put before them produces *that* reaction. On my way to see what was wrong I was able to make out some of [...]

Or, at least, calls to submit to anthologies and stuff. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: October 15, 2010 500 to 5,000 words – Tasha Fierce, of Red Vinyl Shoes, is putting together an anthology on body image for which she would like submissions from women of color. Occupied Bodies: Women of Color Speak on Self-Image I am soliciting essays [...]

This is a pretty amazing picture. I love the scene, I love the sky; they just don’t seem like they would go together. Togo is a narrow country sandwiched between the West African nations of Ghana and Benin. It was afflicted by the slave trade. The population fled inland. Today, some of their descendents sell [...]

This letter is via TransGriot (and a number of Tumblr folks), who also posts this explanatory note: The ‘womyn born womyn’ policy has been a contentious issue for decades between some elements the trans community and the feminists who created and sponsor the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. The 35th anniversary edition of Michfest will be taking [...]