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posted by Mel
Madeleine L’Engle died? How did I miss this? I used to spend hours nestled in a beanbag in the Young Adult section of our township library pouring over books like A Wrinkle in Time, Camilla, and A Ring of Endless Light while my mother sat in the Periodicals section researching stocks in the Wall Street Journal. A weekend [...]

Hi, Katy!

Goodbye Dr. Davis

As most of you know, I’ve been working through some issues from childhood. I’ve been surprised by how real and raw reliving some of those experiences has been. I’ve re-experienced a number of traumatic episodes that I’d forgotten about. One good memory that I have is of a weekly in-patient therapy group that was facilitated by [...]

Making Friends

When you’re a lesbian you experience rejection from friends, family, and society. Once you find a group of people who are like you, it’s a good feeling. I remember the first time somebody came out to me. I was over at my friend Raymond’s house. His parents were out of town, and he usually hosted [...]

I Know What I Have To Do

I was getting ready for bed. It was late, probably after eleven. She followed me into the bathroom. She was trying to talk to me about something. God knows what. She was drunk. I hate it when she gets drunk. That’s when she wants to talk. Not when she’s sober. No. And it’s not really [...]