Just The Way We Are
by Kelly Wickham “Don’t step directly over the graves, mom,” my youngest warned me. “It’s earth. It’s ok. We’re not here to disturb,” I called over my shoulder. It’s Fall and I like taking pictures. Sometimes, Morgan comes with me and then I spot a graveyard. I am calm with him, calmer than I was [...]
It’s a weird week for news and not news news (do I sound like a horrible love child of Gertrude Stein and Donald Rumsfield? No? I should…). Syria is still a mess btw, we still have a small portion of our gerrymandered electorate holding the country hostage on our sixth day of government shutdown. But [...]
Paris Jackson survives a suicide attempt and the Internet laughs. So I dusted off my soapbox, put on my red lipstick just because I felt like it, and told a story of my own in my weekly online Latina advice column. Game on, says society. Paris Jackson is a rich little brat with nothing better [...]
In memory of those killed in the Sandy Hook tragedy in Newtown, I ask you to reach. Reach out, reach up. Having seen despair and hopelessness up close I can say one feels helpless in the face of someone’s hopelessness Yet they need us to try to reach them If you want to hurt yourself [...]
Today Girl Body Pride will join many in the social media community in a day of silence in honor of the Connecticut shooting victims. No words can take away the pain felt by those left behind. Please say a prayer for every victim and their families. Our hearts are with them. Thank you for stopping [...]
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