Unlearning a decade of cynicismby Mira AllenI opened my first book on shamanism at the age of 15, combing its pages in search of The Answer. This solution I fervently tried to wrap into my being involved all of the normal soliloquy of questions. Who am I? What am I? Who are we, why are we, what are we, and so on. It was a comical toiling for truth which unfolded over the next … [Read more...] about Goddess schmoddess.
Feminazi Goddess.
by Diane Mierzwik. The husband of the Parent-Teacher Association president finally took his eyes off of my chest and asked me warily at the refreshment table. “So, you’re a feminist?”“Of course,” I answered, astonished that anyone would think any woman was not a feminist.“Oh, one of those…” he said with a dismissive … [Read more...] about Feminazi Goddess.
Barbie.
by Teresa MilbrodtI never asked for one when I was a kid, but my mom and aunts gave them to me as Christmas gifts birthday parties because they thought Barbie was what every girl should want, but dressing those plastic arms was a pain because of spaghetti thin sleeves and skirts so tiny they got lost or chewed up by the cat, and after the wrapping paper was thrown away I had … [Read more...] about Barbie.
excerpt from A GALAXY OF IMMORTAL WOMEN: The Yin Side of Chinese Civilization, by Brian Griffith.
Will the Greatest Women’s Counterculture on Earth Please Stand Up As in any culture, people are constantly deciding which traditions to keep, and which to forget. The simplistic Cultural Revolution answer was to just dump everything old. But most people want a more careful selection of what’s helpful or oppressive. And many feel that the … [Read more...] about excerpt from A GALAXY OF IMMORTAL WOMEN: The Yin Side of Chinese Civilization, by Brian Griffith.
IN THIS ISSUE #53.
IN THIS ISSUE #53: SUBTITLES. WHAT THEY'RE REALLY SAYING, by Diane Mierzwik. Haven't you ever wondered? A teacher lists her students' subtitles... LARISSA MEETS BIGFOOT, by Teresa Milbrodt. Larissa is the title, Bigfoot is the sub, and we hope to see a lot … [Read more...] about IN THIS ISSUE #53.