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The Abortion Issue is a Red Herring

by Forest | Nov 17, 2024 | Article, Lincoln, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness

During my fertile years I had one abortion, one miscarriage, and one foster daughter. Because of the diligent work of The Janes and the wise women in the 1960s and 70s, when I had an abortion at 21 in 1999, I had a different experience than many in the past. My mom...

Death and Renewal to Sexual Lies I No Longer Believe

by Forest | Oct 9, 2024 | Article, Lincoln, Vulva

I recently heard a famous woman remark about how ugly her pussy had become now that she was older and my heart broke. She’s brilliant, hilarious, creative, and I knew the words weren’t hers. I suspect she’d been taught, like so many of us, that denigrating her pussy...

Thanks to Betty

by Forest | Aug 23, 2024 | Article, Betty Dodson, Betty Tribute, Lincoln

“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

by Forest | Jun 6, 2024 | Article, Lincoln, Selflove

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...

Blood Everywhere

by Forest | Apr 18, 2024 | Article, Lincoln, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness

With my pants around my ankles, I squatted low in the 3-stalled corporate office restroom. My butt cheeks just a few inches from the floor, I pressed my PC muscles down and pulled the tip of my menstrual cup. Because squatting shortens the vaginal canal, it was then...