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Aging Disgracefully

May 11, 2020 Karene Horst 0

by Karene Horst, contributing editor – Every morning it hurts to get out of bed.  My back aches.  My lips scrape against each other, dry and chapped.  After my first few limping steps I stumble into the bathroom, bumping my hip against the door jam. Ouch!  This is 56. The […]

Musings on Inter-Generational Jealousy

April 10, 2018 Dr. Ash Tree Gonzo 0

I find myself envying younger women, but not for the typical reasons. I do not wish for more time, firmer skin, smaller frame or naivety from the cruelties of the world. But what I do envy is the scope of information available to them from such a developmental age. Their […]

Dating Hell

January 30, 2017 Karene Horst 0

By Karene Horst, contributing editor – He introduced himself because he saw my whitewater kayak and mountain bike strapped to my car roof racks. I hadn’t brushed my teeth or my hair. I tugged at the grungy T-shirt I’d worn to bed the night before. It was early and my roommate […]

God’s Grace: An Abortion Story

September 2, 2015 Karene Horst 0

By Karene Horst, contributing editor – As a child I would daydream and fidget every Sunday morning while sitting, kneeling or standing in the pew at St. Monica’s with Mother and my five brothers. Mother would cradle the youngest in the crook of one arm while swatting and grabbing at […]

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“Tapping my own Phone” Vol.1 Ep.10 w/ Ron Whitehead

February 23, 2015 Ron Whitehead 0

Ron tackles Shooter’s topic “Should songs glorifying violence against women be banned” in tapping my own phone with ron whitehead, episode 10, produced by shooter russell. Poet, author, scholar, activist Ron Whitehead presents readings and talks on a spectrum of subjects from his Kentucky roots to individual freedoms and rights […]

I Had A Dream-And You Were In It

December 19, 2014 Dr. Ash Tree Gonzo 0

By: Ashley Beth  I Had A Dream–And You Were In It, and You and You “I was trying to explain my situation to myself. My situation was that I was in pain and nobody knew it, even I had trouble knowing it. So I told myself, over and over, You […]