Published in Sensual: An Erotic Life·PinnedMember-onlySunkissed Tresses Like Flakes of GoldschlagerWe’ve been reveling in sunkissed tresses painted and primed dressed to the nines We’ve been basking in sunkissed tresses flowing and pulled back at the nap of my neck So that when we’re swept up and my hair brushes and sweeps your face like rivulets of black lace it doesn’t tickle but ripples and…Women2 min readWomen2 min read
Published in Sensual: An Erotic Life·PinnedMember-onlyWhen I Go Blonde I Become A Poster Girl For Masculine Approval“What happens if we lose this game?” he asked. The hockey season is almost over, and now he’s talking? Not only is he talking to me, but he went out of his way to ask a question he knows the answer to… This has been a regular occurrence ever since…Relationships5 min readRelationships5 min read
Published in Modern Women·PinnedMember-only“Mommy Brain” Is The Real Deal — I Don’t Care What “They” SayI don’t care what scientists think is fair to moms because when they tell us that “mommy brain” isn’t a thing, it’s invalidating. It’s not like we expected anyone to find scientific reasons why “mommy brain” exists, but it’s not like we need them to either. Sometimes, mamma knows best…Motherhood5 min readMotherhood5 min read
Published in Prism & Pen·PinnedMember-onlyToronto’s LGBTQ Community Fights To Keep Hanlan’s Point a Safe SpaceHanlan’s is a place where everyone knows your name — Not many free places make me happy — not in an expensive city like Toronto. Yet, for about 5 years, friends and I have been enjoying Hanlan’s Point, a public clothing-optional beach on the Toronto islands. I grew up alongside Hanlan’s. In the mid-90s on a high school field trip…LGBTQ5 min readLGBTQ5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyHoods Of Motherhood: A Collection Of Poems About Women Being Who They're Meant To BeBy Nurturing Themselves Like They Nurture Others — I would also like to share the good news that some of the poems in the collection were first published on Medium in publications such as Put It To Rest, Sensual: An Erotic Life, iPoetry, and Marlene in a Pub. When I lost my grandmothers in a short amount of…Feminism4 min readFeminism4 min read
Published in iPoetry·Mar 15Member-onlySilent Louda poem — It’s been silently loud and loudly silent silent loud and loud silence some may even call it mad science when you’re curing broken spirits to curate artistry from pain after wandering in the silently loud rain but instead of tripping on a trigger you choose to see the glimmer in shining a…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Put It To Rest·Updated Mar 10Member-onlyThe Kids Are Not OkayCuts are everywhere. Cuts to education. Cuts to classrooms, teachers, and resources. Cuts to the arts. Cuts to literacy. On top of the cuts, students are being lumped together. In the past, many classes were streamlined and designed to support various student needs and abilities. However, times have changed, and…Teenagers4 min readTeenagers4 min read
Published in iPoetry·Mar 8Member-only~~Silent Dark~~Is it just me or so it seems that women and children pay for men’s sins Like a bad episode of Adam and Eve it’s an epidemic around here near and far and here and there and everywhere — no, the kids are not okay and neither are the men and…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Put It To Rest·Updated Mar 5Member-onlyLike an IcebergFloating — Sometimes growth is more like an iceberg — doing all the growing underwater — until it floats back on up to the top. Lindsay Soberano Wilson is the creator of Put It To Rest. Her debut full-length poetry book is forthcoming, Hoods of Motherhood: A Collection of Poems (Prolific Pulse…This Happened To Me1 min readThis Happened To Me1 min read
Published in Put It To Rest·Updated Mar 3Put It To Rest: April Poetry Month ChallengeCalls for Submissions, Announcements, and Highlights — Calls for Submissions Put It To Rest, is putting out a special call for submissions for poems that celebrate healing and empowerment through storytelling. According to the article, Trauma Distorts Our Sense of Time and Self: Traumatized people can lose their life story Tran remembers her mother’s words, but other details of the…Poetry6 min readPoetry6 min read