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A whispered roar
She defines herself by her husband, by the line of work she has chosen. Each time it is the same, each story bears the marks of a woman who is legitimized by a man, her father, her brothers. I can… more →
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A whispered roar
Marcella wrote 3 weeks ago: She defines herself by her husband, by the line of work she has chosen. Each time it is the same, ea … more →
Amuse me, won't you?
Marcella wrote 3 weeks ago: “There are, it seems, two muses,” writes nature writer Wendell Berry. “The Muse o … more →
Along the night's path
Marcella wrote 2 months ago: “Ever the opportunist, this adoptable creature might find his bed in an old beaver lodge, or b … more →
Darts on a map
Marcella wrote 2 months ago: Busy looking up places to visit. Feeling moved to seek a spiritual center. Sedona, Arizona. Taos, … more →
Dreams of early October
Marcella wrote 2 months ago: It is October, October 9, to be precise. Typically, October is not a good month for me, and I spend … more →
Meta
Marcella wrote 3 months ago: I choose the beer because it is call “meta,” which reminds me of metta, and Buddhism, an … more →
The boys of summer
Marcella wrote 3 months ago: This story begins at the end, when my boyfriend broke up with me. It was a Sunday and June, and the … more →
Under the influence
Marcella wrote 4 months ago: My time in Pittsburgh is beginning to wind down. I won’t leave until next week, but already I … more →
What is clear light meditation?
Marcella wrote 4 months ago: After a week or so in Pittsburgh I have been craving a bit of refuge, a momentary relief from the de … more →
Back in my apartment
Marcella wrote 6 months ago: I got back into my Chicago apartment for the first time in a month last night. I had sublet it to s … more →
Phone tag
Marcella wrote 7 months ago: Of course he called. Of course he did, because that’s always how it happens: I think about him … more →
Sitting with femininity
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Marcella wrote 7 months ago: Where Do I sit with myself as a woman? It’s a good question, one that is always asked at the e … more →
Back in Chicago
Marcella wrote 7 months ago: “Omigod as soon as my lease is up I am out of here I can’t deal with this shit.” M … more →
Sioux Falls
Marcella wrote 7 months ago: Well, time to move on today. I haven’t found the excitement in Sioux Falls that I once did dur … more →
Words to sleep on
Marcella wrote 8 months ago: In an affort to fend off the hours of sleep that could otherwise be spent doing something else last … more →
90 days to commit
Marcella wrote 10 months ago: I am tucked into a friend’s couch reading an email from home. “Owen will be 5 this year, … more →
How do you hit on your banker?
Marcella wrote 10 months ago: I wonder if it is beginning, and as I trudge out into the rain yet again, the thought is enough to m … more →
Takes a week
Marcella wrote 1 year ago: I guess I had spent so much time in the last two weeks alone and feeling sorry for myself that I did … more →
