Now for Something a Little Different? The last time I launched a book, I forgot to tell you all until it was already out there gathering dust. Guess what? I’m launching a book! Though my last two books were centered on my experiences living abroad, This is a Love Song is focused on life after…
Tag: body image
Girl Magic, Part I
My sons just spent a week dribbling footballs. They tackled, ran, shot on goal. While I watched my own kids, out of the corner of my eye, I was also watching the girls who were there. Some were thin and lanky, all giraffe legs up to their armpits. Many were strong and wide, thighs thick…
The Body (A Love Letter)
What is the difficulty in stripping layers of cloth and standing bared in front of my own reflection? It should be easier to face a reflection in the mirror than it is to face the secrets of a soul; easier to bare a breast, a hip, an ankle than to see unmasked the wings and…
Darling, You Look Marvelous
The other day, in the middle of some torturous contortion which these days counts as exercise, I told another woman her ass looked nice. It’s not the first time I’ve praised another woman’s posterior. It’s not the first time I’ve complimented curves, admired abs or lauded legs. And yet every time I do, there is a moment…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 