Here lies Woman. She died trying to engage her pelvic floor while emptying the dishwasher, trying to squeeze her abs and glutes while picking a piece of scrambled egg off the floor, she died. She …
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what is pelvic floor
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Iron woman
Did you know that most women are iron deficient? I of course only know this because my sister Blaine is a wellness coach. We are taught that men eat steaks and women eat what, Luna …
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to all the young women
For the last month and some change, I’ve been staying at corporate apartments in buildings in Chicago that are filled with literal Young Urban Professionals. Their gyms are teeming with young beautiful women and I …
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girl with many necklaces
Ingrid gave us all these beautiful tiny notebook necklaces, which reminds me a burning question I’ve always wanted to ask: THE WOMEN WHO WEAR 90 TINY NECKLACES AT ONE TIME, HOW DO YOU DO IT. …
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monthly
Here’s what it’s like to be a woman: every month, one morning, you wake up and you feel different. Suddenly everything feels fragile and terrifying but also beautiful and profound. You’re regretful, you obsess over …
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a chicken is thawing
Many moons ago, middle school? I was a poet, or at least, I wrote many many poems. Then in college, I was NOT accepted to intermediate poetry writing (was that really the name of the …
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F**king lesbians
We’re visiting Morrison’s brother John and Wife jacy and their daughter Djuna in San Fransisco for Thanks. Strolling through the city streets this AM next to Jacy — who I consider to be not just …
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Roberta Appears
Circa once a year, my Grandma Roberta appears to me in dream or in thought, like she just enters my mind exactly when I need to remember her. For those just tuning in, Roberta was …
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Bitch-slapped by Hope
Why be a writer at all, or even have a blog at all, if I don’t keep trying to find a new way to articulate the same thing over and over, just keep finding and …
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EVERY BODY
This picture makes me so happy. Maybe I’m fetishizing but I keep looking at it for jolts of happy. EVERY BODY HAS A BODY / PLEASE BATHING SUIT COMPANY TAKE ALL OF THE MONEY I …