It is time It is time to be whole again. For years now I’ve been living in my head; discarded my body because it…
Category: 2019
Lola – 3
Beyond repair Once upon a time, I was dancing with a boy, I don’t even know his name anymore. I loved dancing and was…
Lola – 2
Learning In my family, women were free and loud and noisy and outspoken. And it was all good. You had to make an effort…
Lola – 1
Pictures on my mind It’s my birthday today. I am a woman of fifty-five. It seems like fifty-five minutes now. The earliest memory…
Male & female III. – at last
Finally, she said I realize now that I shouldn’t have bloomed for everyone who wanted to smell my scent. But it’s too late now; I’m…
Male & female II.
She said again This bloom has flowered, it’s time for the seeds now. I thought they were growing close by. Shouldn’t they? Well. …
Male & female I.
She said I thought this bloom would be more red than it appears to be, she said. Doesn’t everyone deserve a red flower? Well. Some…
Lizzie’s story – 18
Tomorrow – part 18, The End Tomorrow is the day, Manny will visit me for the first time in years. It’s been a while since…
Lizzie’s story – 17
The matriarch – part 17 They have chosen me! Trusted me, expect me to lead and take care of them.I will grow up to the…
Lizzie’s story – 16
Ambition – part 16 I would like to change things around here. I see mothers and children having to part and that hurts. There must…