Read their stories in their eyes generation on generation on generation something passes down stories true formed and told shaped by those untrue the myths of girlhood myths of womanhood Fates set against fantasies and needs of men Photo by Library of Congress on Unsplash Bob Wertzler is retired from nearly twenty years in theContinue reading “The Myths Of Girlhood – Robert G. Wertzler”
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We Will Not Be Silenced – John W. Leys
I will not be silent. I will not be afraid. I will not sacrifice myself again, I will not turn the other cheek. I will speak the truth —not my truth, the truth— Not all things are subjective, Not all causes are just. I do not want to fight, But I swear on my swordContinue reading “We Will Not Be Silenced – John W. Leys”
The Devil’s Face – Annette Kalandros
Pouring rain while the sun shone on a summer’s day… I will never forget that time, that moment, when I saw, without doubt, The Devil’s face, shattering the myth of red face with forehead horns, shattering forever the myth of girlhood. A day of fun on the Eastern shore of Maryland where my mother’s husband’sContinue reading “The Devil’s Face – Annette Kalandros”
We Will Not Be Silenced – Lynn White
We found a gap in the wire. Someone had made it, that gaping hole in the wire, hoping to climb through, hoping to head towards the light, to leave the darkness behind, to escape the madness here, hoping, hoping. But the light became too bright. And now it’s blinding us. We can see less thanContinue reading “We Will Not Be Silenced – Lynn White”
4,200 GOOD INDIANS? – Robert G. Wertzler
They are counted so says the news called “Cold Cases” found dead or gone missing all unsolved barely, or not investigated I remember how long ago someone (many?) defined “a good Indian” I wonder how many still agree enough to be unconcerned about these silenced voices ignoring the voices of their kin who are notContinue reading “4,200 GOOD INDIANS? – Robert G. Wertzler”
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