Future Tense

Minerva missed seeing the Pacific Ocean that first time because she was asleep. When she…

Questions From My Daughters

  November 9, 2016 Nine: Did Hillary Clinton win? Nine: Are they sure? Did they…

Microeditorial: It Matters. Vote!

On October 1st of this year, my cousin Kevin flew from Bogota to Barranquilla, Colombia…

My Great Grandmother in the Kitchen

  She watches me, her transparent face reflecting in panes of glass, echoing in gas…

Season of the Witch: On Mirrors, Dreams, Astrology and Survival — A Conversation with Wendy C. Ortiz

Born and raised in Los Angeles, where she now lives again, Wendy C. Ortiz is…

Microeditorial: Dario Fo Encounter

I was on the train heading to Venice. I had drifted off to sleep as…

Pussy, Redefined

As in cat, a feline word suggesting paws and claws.  Not to be confused with vagina, its clinical cousin scraped…

Solange and Her Dance

“I shall dance all my life. […] I would like to die breathless, spent, at…

Annette Lawrence on Numbers, Ancestors and Process

“Theory #6,” acrylic, graphite, ink on paper, 48 x 48 in, 2002

Sham Hardy
Small Animal, Big Animal

1. One of my favorite cartoon characters as a little girl, was Chilly Willy. In…