The Musings of Two Long-Time Friends

Category: feminism

Reflections on Resolutions: Getting Fit

Reflections on Resolutions: Getting Fit

For New Years, I think it’s important to reflect because – for the first time ever! – I actually achieved two of my resolutions. This post will be about the first. I made working out a part of my life. My husband of ten years […]

My NaNoWriMo Project: #NaNoRBG

My NaNoWriMo Project: #NaNoRBG

I’ve dubbed my NaNoWriMo project #NaNoRBG, not so much because it has anything to do with Ruth Bader Ginsberg or the Supreme Court particularly. More because of Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s quote: “When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] […]

If Reading Builds Empathy…

If Reading Builds Empathy…

Note: This is an opinion piece. This is not a scholarly essay. It’s not going to have well-cited sources. I’ve read all the books I discuss here. I’ve been forced to read them in high school, and re-read them for graduate school. I’ve read teacher […]

What Happened When Joseph Reported

What Happened When Joseph Reported

Okay, so, there’s this story in the bible. A servant is just doing their servant thing, when an individual in a position of power in the household where they serve attempts to rape them. The servant refuses because they don’t want to break the commandments […]