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Women Writers Vibrant Voices
WOMEN WRITERS. VIBRANT VOICES.
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Women of Certain Ages
Well, yes, we’ve made progress. But we keep fighting the ubiquitous unremitting youth culture and all the stereotypes we’re expected to...
Noelle Sterne
6 days ago
We Do Love a Diner
Wherever we are, my mom and I love to go to diners for breakfast. We relish the low-key ambience, the speedy service, and not least, the...
Allison Pauly
Sep 1, 2024
Taste, Smell, and Embrace it.
I clicked off the hairdryer. "Oh, shit. No! Where is it?" I came out of the hotel bathroom and saw Maggie frantically searching through...
Tarah Friend Cantore
Sep 1, 2024
On the railway station bench
It’s better to meditate at sunrise, they say. Inhale two, three, four, exhale two, three, four. I close my eyes to look for my nothing...
Laura Damian
Sep 1, 2024
The Last Waltz
Ignoring my sense of foreboding, I concentrated on Charlie, my husband of less than a year as he emptied his apple picking bag into a...
Lea Pounds
Sep 1, 2024
Red lipstick
“You should wear makeup, dearest, and find yourself a boyfriend.” Madame Constantinescu leaned and kissed me goodbye in front of the...
Laura Damian
Sep 1, 2024
Sunday Ham
The squeal pierces the quiet Sunday afternoon. Unmistakably swine. I lift my head, wipe my bottom lip with the back of my hand. The muted...
Kelly Turner
Sep 1, 2024
At Nakashita’s Restroom
a young girl in a white vest bombed my shoulder and politely said “sorry madam.” For a second I wanted to slap her back. Instead I...
Laura Damian
Sep 1, 2024
Getting Out the Door
One Christmas, my husband gave me a gorgeous new pair of Women’s Power Streaker Winged Flyers RD 9560s. Six months later, with the grass...
Noelle Stern
Sep 1, 2024
Blind Date
My psychology professors won’t admit it, but to truly understand people, try spending some time as a waitress. As a...
Kathryn Ruth Bloom
Sep 1, 2024
Advantage
“All our affairs seem to be in order,” William told her that evening over coffee. “And profits should be high this year.” ...
Jennifer Handy
Sep 1, 2024
The Wake-Up Call
Wake up, Angela, wake up, a timid voice whispered into Laura’s ear. Heart fluttering under her skin, her t-shirt drenched in cold sweat,...
Laura Bota
Sep 1, 2024
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