A life in the day of Dr. C.E.
I have known Dr. E for the better part of 20 years and, while I was aware he practiced abortions, we never discussed what motivated him to do it; until now. When I approached him about doing a piece on...
View ArticleThe other F word
In the pantheon of awful bosses one is likely to experience over the course of nearly 30 years of employment, the top honours, in my case, belong to two women. The first one was a mustachioed German...
View ArticleMirror mirror on the wall
I stand naked in front of the mirror, like I have done countless times since I can remember, checking for signs of aging, of diminishing returns on investment. I can be merciless, a trait I never...
View Article50 shades of horror – how to survive the grisly media onslaught
It’s a most pleasant Sunday morning at the beach, one that started with a walk on the sand with two lucky dogs and a cup of coffee before everyone else got up – the time of day when I feel … Continue...
View ArticleFor most of history, Anonymous was a woman.*
I don’t consider myself a feminist. I never have. I consider myself absolutely equal to any other human. There are people who are more intelligent than I am. Better sportsmen and women. Superior...
View ArticleThe more things change….
Reading statistics doesn’t thrill me. As a matter of fact, reading any text filled with numbers tend to make me skim over it. But allow me to introduce you to some statistics I found wildly depressing....
View ArticleThought for the week…#131
Women are all female impersonators to some degree. Susan Brownmiller
View ArticleLearning to push back
When two people, in the course of the same week, tell you exactly the same thing, using the same words, you can’t help but take notice. If you then consider that one of them knows you intimately while...
View ArticleThings I took for granted today
The alarm clock went off at 5:45. I was pissed off I had to go for an ultrasound at 7:00 am, on an empty stomach, with no caffeine to aid…
View ArticleThe changing shape of beauty
I caught myself staring at a naked picture of Kim Kardashian. Ok, maybe hard to avoid but, even worse, I got tangled into reading celebrities’ and commoners’ tweets in response…
View Article(5) things we love…#84
For some reason I will not analyze too fiercely, this week’s theme seems to focus on how to be a better version of oneself. One. Whether creativity is at the…
View Article(5) Things we love…#92
The recurring theme that kept on popping up this week is women: the women in my life, friendships restored, the women who read this blog and the ones I am…
View ArticleMoving on
It’s official: Hillary Clinton is now the first female candidate to the US Presidency. After 44 men, a woman has a concrete shot at entering the Oval Office. Now, it…
View ArticlePutting my feminist ideals to the test
A few days ago I bumped into an old friend I hadn’t seen in a very long while: a very pretty woman who, if memory serves me well, used to…
View ArticleWe have all encountered that man
I read a tweet by someone whose name I am sad I can’t remember, that read: Americans: This election year cannot get any weirder. God: Send in the clowns. For…
View ArticleMaking middle-age unremarkable
My first reaction upon seeing the photographs of the 2017 Pirelli Calendar was “bloody time”. Then I sort of reconsidered. Sort of. The Pirelli calendar, one of those status symbols…
View ArticleReframing what it means to cook
Until she divorced, when I was already in my 20s, my mother was a homemaker. Being the disgruntled teenager that I was, I criticized her to martyrdom for her choiceRead moreReframing what it means to cook
View Article(5) Things we love…#124
Yes. The weekend again! One I can enjoy in full, assuming the plumber restores water to my abode. I have a long hike planned, and a peek into a TrishaRead more(5) Things we love…#124
View ArticleStrength in numbers
It’s been only recently, exactly a year after I finished radiation therapy, that I have been able to touch my right breast as if nothing had happened, as if nothingRead moreStrength in numbers
View ArticleThought for the week..#235
[As women], holding each other and giving of ourselves is the most radical thing we can do right now. Lena Dunham
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