A Skirt with Tattered Edges
I had my first dream of motherhood in my childhood bed Knew the weight of a distended belly, when I woke my braids were soaked in a cold sweat I saw birthday candles melt,
My Era of Hearing Aids
Why are hearing aids so different, seemingly a harbinger of old age? Truth: I’ve been wearing hearing aids for more than a month now.
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bleed merlot and paint my face with Your wine-stained kisses.
Letting Go and Looking Forward
Dr. Silviana Falcon is an associate business professor at Florida Southern College, who was last year named the ODK Professor of the Year. In 2021, she published her first book, titled “Lectures and Play: A Practical and Fun Guide to Create Extraordinary Higher Education Classroom Experiences.”
Not Again. Still.
So is it possible to find common ground? Can we agree that reducing the need for abortion would benefit everyone? Fewer unwanted pregnancies, fewer abortions, fewer risks to women, as well as healthy, deeply desired children born to women able to care for them.
That Time I Got a Tattoo
The decision was made. I had thought about it, picked a design that was meaningful to me. Then I waited. Waited to be sure. Waited for an artist reference. Waited for my friend to return. And when it happened, it happened fast. He asked “today?” and I said “okay.”
Women Mentoring Women
Reading the novel, The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer really sent me down a path of thinking about women, work, mentors, and how we grow each other. Didn’t hurt that it flooded me with memories of my early feminism in the 70’s.
A Grateful Farewell, 2020
While 2020 provided ample opportunities for working, meaningful conversations, and great memory making with my kids, there were a few unexpected lessons along the way – and it all ended up being quite an adventure in balance, acceptance, and grace.
RBG Reflections
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born the year after my mother’s birth. She was of the generation of women on whose shoulders we stand today.
Overlook 10
Overlook 10s are not bad decisions or wrong turns or missed opportunities. They are not unrealistic expectations that go unmet. Overlook 10s are doing everything right, and things still not panning out as you’d hoped.