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 was…
2019
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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…
2019
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 to be…
2019
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 I have is the…
2019
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 old…
2019
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. Some do some don’t. When you…
2019
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…
2019
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…
2019
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…
2019
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…