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Stop! Hold On. Stay In Control.

If parenting teaches you anything, it is that you have control over exactly nothing. Like writing, for instance. I had been writing a post about Wonder Woman—the new one, the old ones and myself. I had a great start. About a page and a half. Then I remembered I was a Mom. Or, rather, I […]

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Feminism | Women's Issues

Springing the Fat!

Spring has arrived! The sun came out last weekend, and I worked out in my garden pulling, and chopping and snipping to death everything I deemed out of place or unsightly (how dare they!) But this weekend truly marked the start for me – Memorial Day Weekend. In Seattle, we are used to too long, […]

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Books | Feminism | Women's Issues

Holding Out Hope

I woke this morning to the news that CNN was projecting Republican Greg Gianforte as the winner of the special election for Montana’s open US House seat, defeating Democrat Rob Quist. Just the day before, Gianforte was charged for allegedly assaulting a reporter, an audio of which has been blasting Facebook and assaulting all our […]

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