Thanks to Betty

Thanks to Betty

“But is this grand enough for you, Betty?” I asked aloud to the small bottle of her ashes that sits next to me as I write. “Please help me be succinct without diminishing you but also not put you so high upon a pedestal that you become distorted. And help me write an...
Dear Ex-Boyfriends, Dear Younger Self

Dear Ex-Boyfriends, Dear Younger Self

Dear ex boyfriends, lovers, et al, I have some things to say that might be hard for you to hear, but I can’t hold them and not speak about them anymore.  Your lack of listening hurt me. And it bothers me that you let the words “calm down,” “too emotional,” and “not...
Normalizing My Fantasies

Normalizing My Fantasies

The same week in 1973 that Cosmo published an article stating that women were scientifically incapable of having sexual fantasies, My Secret Garden was released to the public. The book is a compilation of women’s fantasies.  Nancy Friday, the author/compiler, grouped...