Disturbance
A House Full of Women
Her name is Candace and she is pissed. Enraged, actually. She shares space with Wild-child Angela, Saintly Serena, and Mama. She doesn’t get much air time because the others have only disdain for her. But her presence marks nearly every moment. Candace has nothing but anger for the world and herself, directed at the men…
Body of Mine
I was a chubby child, an anorexic teenager, fitness-obsessed in my 20s, and Mama in my 30s. The yoga body with which I entered my 40s quickly expanded to accommodate the grief which would be my predominant emotion for many years. Now, I’m carried around in a body struggling to get back to the vision…
From a Teacher’s Heart
Secondhand Enlightenment
My best friend started losing his hair. During the two decades we’ve known each other, his hair has been a constant source of concern for him, but recently the process accelerated. In response, he lopped it all off. The odd thing is that I’ve also noticed a shift in his personality to accompany his new…