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Femmes Unafraid

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Generational Curses
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Generational Curses

I need to write about this and it’s going to be very hard for me, because I still struggle with whether or not I have a right to feel the…
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Alexainie2 days ago
The White Girl Who Likes Black Music

The White Girl Who Likes Black Music

If you saw me walking through town with my earbuds in, and you were to pull one out, you might be surprised to hear what I’m vibing to. It…
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Liz Lazzara2 days ago
Because You Will Never Know What It’s Like To Be A Mother

Because You Will Never Know What It’s Like To Be A Mother

Her voice was quiet despite a jaw line that appeared as taut as a bow string seconds before letting loose its arrow. She punched up the…
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S Lynn Knight5 days ago
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Change

A butterfly drifts by the window of the old school house.
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Grace Smith3 days ago
My stories, My children.

My stories, My children.

So. When I write, I write for me. If people like it or relate to it, or my story moves them? That is amazing. Not even the cherry on the…
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Heather Nann5 days ago
Regrouping: An April Relaunch of Femmes Unafraid

Regrouping: An April Relaunch of Femmes Unafraid

Hi Femmes Unafraid followers and supporters.
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Heather NannApr 4
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Now: 25 Bits of Advice for my Beautiful Teenage Daughter, to take into her adult life …

Now: 25 Bits of Advice for my Beautiful Teenage Daughter, to take into her adult life …

1.) Love yourself. You’re the only you that the world is gifted with. Your ideals, your beliefs, your core, your moral compass: they are…
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Heather NannOct 17, 2015
Moving On.

Moving On.

I will wake up tomorrow at 7:20 and, within the hour, be on the road to my last day of intensive outpatient therapy. I am nervous.
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Heather NannNov 9, 2015
Return to the Cubicle, or, Coming Out of The Rabbithole

Return to the Cubicle, or, Coming Out of The Rabbithole

In the morning I will return to the cubicle that I left on a not-particularly-memorable Wednesday in August.
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Heather NannNov 15, 2015
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I Am A Pearl.

I Am A Pearl.

After the text, and between bouts of crying over these last two weeks, I knew I needed to write; to process and cope and try to make sense…
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Heather NannNov 18, 2015
To The Edge. And Back.

To The Edge. And Back.

“You don’t remember me, do you?” the nurse asked me as I waited for my last meds of the day: something for anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, and…
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Heather NannNov 30, 2015
Advice

Advice

I once got advice that I initially rejected, but now, see as truth.
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Heather NannMar 31
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See Me How?

See Me How?

Am I the mistake you make
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Heather NannMar 29

Mad hugs. I will finally be able to write and catch up this weekend.

Who knew having two teens in the house would be this chaotic?!Who knew having two teens in the house would be this chaotic?!
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Heather NannMar 23
I had an abortion. And I make no apologies for it.

I had an abortion. And I make no apologies for it.

I think I knew, before my HGH level was even elevated.
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Heather NannMar 29
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