PinnedMary Helen SteensonHughberta Joins the United States Marine CorpsSuppressing the faint, but persistent voice in her head that demanded to know what in the hell she had gotten herself into, she calmly…Nov 11, 20201Nov 11, 20201
Mary Helen SteensonMy Brother JimmyThis is a portrait of my relationship with my brother, Jimmy. A grown-up little girl exerting unwelcome, resisted, resented control over…Jul 18, 2020Jul 18, 2020
Mary Helen SteensonThe Nefarious “Little Ol’ Me”Why are our bodies soft and sleek and smooth,Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
Mary Helen SteensonFlights of FancyThe rain shower ceased abruptly. A flush of softly lit air, warm and buoyant, settled gently over the backyard. Bright, shiny green…Apr 30, 2020Apr 30, 2020
Mary Helen SteensonThis Is Mortalityand mortal man has been humbled, consigned by an unseen enemy to sitting impotently in the living room. Tinier than the tiniest bacteria…Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
Mary Helen SteensonNatural Connections“Everything — interwoven as with a thousand threads”Apr 5, 2020Apr 5, 2020
Mary Helen SteensonOther Days of Social DistancingBecause I love you, I must not be near you.Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020
Mary Helen SteensonFlowering EarthThe whole is that organ that lives to give life away; that is born to die in the bearing of seed. It is the blind beauty, the lonely…Mar 10, 2020Mar 10, 2020
Mary Helen SteensonGenius At Half The Price#MeToo does promote healthy discussion about aggressive sexual behavior, but the conversation still assumes male dominance.Mar 4, 2018Mar 4, 2018
Mary Helen SteensonCan You Name Five Women Artists?Okay, there’s Georgia O’Keefe, Freida Kahlo, and___. The name of Artemisia Gentileschi, the genius whose magnificent, horrifying work is…Feb 27, 20181Feb 27, 20181
