by Nicolette Westfall Imagine you are oh, say, 28, and your boyfriend is, say, 81, and you have come to the realization that in just a few short years (when you turn 35 or thereabouts), your biological clock is going to slow down, according to examples of research . Though the reasons are complex , [...]
If Only This Writer Spoke Italian
by Karen Harrington Magari! Magari (mah-gah-ree) is a common Italian expression meaning If only! Yes, yes, it’s true. I’m still a bit heady about my recent trip to Italy. Can you blame me? The food. The scenery. The language. So to keep the vacation spirit going, I cook, I look at photos and I speak [...]
Hair Flips Artist Diane Jacobs’ Perception of the World
by Shana Thornton People are repulsed by and obsessed with hair. We worry with it, manipulate it, punish it, alter it, style it, redesign again and again, cry as a result of its unruliness, and use it as a measuring stick by which to judge others. In her artist’s statement, Diane Jacobs, a visual artist [...]
North America’s Obsession with Babies and The Handmaid’s Tale
Hollywood is awash in babies, from the recently birthed (Helena Bonham Carter and Nicole Ritchie) to many, many others. Adoption advocates Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may be in that precious way again, if industry wide commentary on Angelina’s multi-coloured “sack” gown and the possibility of twins is any indication. One guaranteed high profile pregnancy [...]
One Night, Three Parties…Keep the Change
by Diane Saarinen The line up of events on the evening of January 31 caused me to temporarily abandon my shut-in status and get out of the house for once. And who could blame me? Jessica Valenti, Feministing.com Happy Hour I started off the night by joining in a Happy Hour/Roe v. Wade Anniversary Extravaganza [...]
Actually, I think I left my heart in Venice
by Karen Harrington Venice is sinking, but that is not the only reason you should rush there at the next possible opportunity. Most women have a sense that Italy in general is good for her ego. It’s true. Venice is gentlemanly. Venice is flattering. Venice is romantic. And yes, it can be all these things [...]
Diana Ferrus
About the Author Diana Ferrus is a writer and performance poet. Her poem, “I have come to take you home – a tribute to Sarah Baartman” was instrumental in the return of the 19th century figure’s remains to her home in South Africa. Ferrus was born in 1953 in Worcester, 100 km from Cape Town, [...]
Writer’s Workshop: Allow Yourself Time to Create
Workshop with Waverly Fitzgerald, writing coach and author of Slow Time: Recovering the Natural Rhythm of Life. Saturday, March 8th 12:00 pm PST/3:00pm EST Do you have difficulty setting priorities? Do you dream of finding ways to put yourself – and your art – first? Seattle-based writing coach Waverly Fitzgerald gives demonstrations and exercises so [...]
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