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I’m not generally what one would call a crafts person—I didn’t grow up learning how to sew or knit or do woodwork. The times that I’ve tried to learn…

Dec 3

The necessary fire of women's anger in print—past, present, and future.

Nov 16

what difference does it make to who you are?

Nov 8

& the hammer of witches

Oct 29

"There is a relation between the hours of our life and the centuries of time."

Oct 22

Is it law or 'tradition' for a woman to change her name on marriage? It's neither.

Oct 13

Fall is a time when borders become thin

Oct 1

A recent biography I read had a line that stopped me and I had to think long about it: Among nineteenth-century American women poets, only Emily…

Sep 19

The days are noticeably inclining towards equinox. There’s a different quality of light—in one day it seems to shift, to feel ever so slightly higher…

Aug 26

there's nothing small about 'Little Women'

Aug 15

When I returned from Amherst I felt like I understood more of why Dickinson didn’t publish or have her work set in print. I had thought I understood it…

Aug 3

I'm headed away tomorrow for a pilgrimage—to Emily Dickinson’s home, to witness the grounds that once supported her footsteps. It’s such a fangirl thing…

Jul 12

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