blue_stockingBlack Men Don’t Scare MeI’ve written before about the insincerity I often feel when (white) men thank me for my military service. Black men rarely thank me for my…Jul 4, 2017Jul 4, 2017
blue_stockingWomen, Profanity, and PoluninMy book club tried to go see a play every year or two. One year, planning the next year’s menu of monthly books, Ida* suggested we read a…May 14, 2017May 14, 2017
blue_stockingDon’t Thank Me for my Service Unless You Mean ItAs a service member who frequently wears her uniform during my daily public transportation commute to work, I am occasionally approached by…Apr 16, 2017Apr 16, 2017
blue_stockingToo Loud, Too Emotional, Too FemaleIn Marge Piercy’s 1992 novel He, She and It, the main character, Shira Shipman, considers how she doesn’t quite fit with the corporate…Apr 2, 2017Apr 2, 2017