Trudi Young TaylorMy Body Threw Down the GauntletMy body has thrown down the gauntlet. My thighs, hips, and tummy are challenging me to grow up. I am fighting it the entire way.Jun 28, 2018Jun 28, 2018
Trudi Young TaylorMishap at the Synagogue: Why I will never be Invited to the BimahI come from an impressive line of Firestarters. We don’t mean to be, but we are. It must be part and parcel with the red hair and feisty…Jun 5, 2018Jun 5, 2018
Trudi Young TaylorRemedial Marketing: Sex and a WebsiteA friend called to say, “I had a marketing person check out your website. Is that okay?” “Sure. I guess,” I said. “She’ll just poke around…Jun 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018
Trudi Young TaylorInsusurration (a love story for poets)He read Mark Strand poems into my phone. Masculine firmness mouthing each word. Susurrus of certain phrases.May 18, 2018May 18, 2018
Trudi Young TaylorValentines Day: Sometimes Words are UnnecessarySometimes words are unnecessary. Such a weird thing for a writer to say. Coming up on Valentine’s Day, I want to remember what it is to be…Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018
Trudi Young TaylorHow my coffee group helped me overcome college sexismRenewing my lease for another year in Texas, loneliness sours my solitary coffee.Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Trudi Young TaylorWant: My Memories of an OceanHe said he couldn’t want me, but in the blurred morality of morning, I tiptoed into his bedroom. I had dreamt of him — opening his mouth…Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
Trudi Young TaylorFire for the HolidaysIt happened again — the Young family curse of unruly candles setting unexpected fires.Dec 19, 2017Dec 19, 2017
Trudi Young TaylorI’ve sat on this for two weeks, but I’m ready to wade into the fray.My friend was accepted into a selective graduate program in a prestigious university. She was ecstatic as it furthered her career path. So…Dec 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017
Trudi Young TaylorGrieving my losses, sharks, and grinding my teethI restarted grinding my teeth at night. Like I did after Rod died. For years until my dentist started talking to me about a bite guard. A…Sep 25, 20171Sep 25, 20171