Womanhood Diaries, Vol. 6: Good Girls Don’t Eat Doughnuts
Most artists imagine their audience as they create. I envision a woman’s fingers gliding across the pages of my book while I write this collection. She is a woman like me—unstitched by life’s trials, then sewn back together by her own hands, pain as her thread. This week, I wrote about desire, learning how to…
Womanhood Diaries, Vol. 5: Prince Charming Carries a Knife
There was a time when I believed in a savior—Prince Charming, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny. Soon, I learned Santa Claus was a story designed to control my behavior. If I were a “good little girl,” I would get the most presents. Prince Charming—the hero who rescues the helpless woman—was another fabricated tale, packaging love…
Womanhood Diaries, Vol. 4: The People Who Loved Us and Lied to Us
Every time I return to the page, I shudder. I’ve grappled with how much to say—how much to protect the people I love. And lately, I’ve been sitting with a harder question: By holding back, who am I really protecting—others or myself? Today, I wrote about the first time I left my body. I was…
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