“The quickest way to create a boy or man who lacks compassion is to judge and shame his feelings.” ― Michael Gurian “It’s about time that men got a movement. Think about it. Guys can’t play the piano, or dance, or sing. We can’t cry, or be too happy, or show any emotion for that matter. The only thing we have left to us is anger, and even that we […]
Melodie Corrigall | My birthday boy
TODAY IS THE DAY I am to gird my loins and rescue my grandchild Benjy from his dragon mother. I am stiff, bleary eyed and trembling and earplugs cannot silence the cacophony in my head. Instead of feeling fit and ready, the early morning sun swats my fragile eyes, every muscle aches and my ancient bones creak as I lift myself from my rumpled bed. I stumble towards the bathroom, […]
Ellen Woods | Got Your Back
IN NINTH GRADE EVERYTHING CHANGED. It was 1959 and I fell in love with Ricky Nelson, who became an overnight singing star the first time he sang on the television show Ozzie and Harriet. I played his single, “Poor Little Fool,” on my RCA 45 record player, swaying with the music and imagining his eyes looking into mine. He sang his sadness at being jilted, putting me into a trance […]
Samm Harper Panos | Smell of Sweet Daisy
Large mop of black curls perched on her left shoulder Face a blush red White T-shirt clinging to her bosom She tightened her clutch around my waist As the motorcycle Veered into the next bend Peering over the windshield the night hung on the mountains like a black Velvet curtain Lightning tore across the night sky as the bike lurched forward toward the Monsoon Daisy whispered into my ear in […]
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