Anxious and Depressed?

Earrings by VK recent grad of Warren Wilson! Recently I went to the doctor for my annual physical. Doctors are required to ask people receiving Medicare a series of questions including “Are you anxious or depressed?” I answered, “Of course I am! If you aren’t, you are...

Motherhood the Myth

Mom deserves a crown for putting up with you This morning I was catching up on news in the Times, but skipped over anything devastating, such as war, famine, and politics. All that was left were a series of articles and editorials about motherhood which I read with...
Nightmares about WWII

Nightmares about WWII

I am wearing my Trade Cloth skirt today in the first day of warm weather so far this year I have to stop reading books about WWII in Europe. I am having vivid dreams of hiding and being hunted by Nazis, or in the case of my latest nightmare, chased by Chinese Youth...
Nightmares about WWII

Women Talking About Me!

Painted Old Wood Bowl I watched the film Women Talking the other night and thoughts about it are swirling in my head. In a strict, conservative religious community, women are being regularly drugged and raped, but they are assured that in spite of their bruises and...
Fan Letter to Hasan Minaj

Fan Letter to Hasan Minaj

This is Hasan Minaj This is a fan letter to Hasan Minaj! I don’t watch much television, and certainly not late-night tv (I don’t stay up that late), but I have been enjoying the snippets of The Daily Show I get on Instagram. I loved Trevor Noah, and I imagine he is a...