The forbidden subjects abound So many things that must not be mentioned Offend no one Trigger none Let lies stand unchallenged Don’t burst the bubbles Of illusions and denial They don’t want to hear What your Daddy did Or about the bruises you hide Or when you realized your Attraction to your own gender Or … Continue reading Featured Post: What We’re Told Not To Talk About – Robert G Wertzler
I like the rain and the way mud slides between unshod toes. The smell of gasoline makes me smile and deserts bore me tearless. I know the weight of each breast and precisely how to please myself. Chocolate hangs on my last sweet-tooth and Sahara-dry red wine is my Achilles' heel. I don’t like hugging … Continue reading What We’re Told Not To Talk About – Tamara Fricke
women aren’t allowed to tell the truth about what happens to them about their lives about motherhood about feeling trapped raising kids staying home when they'd rather be out living their own lives about when men do to them about how they feel about inequality about the never ending violence aimed at them about hating … Continue reading What we’re told not to talk about – Georgiann Carlson
On the surface it’s hard to tell that my loathing isn’t personal it’s a pervasive all consuming beast hell bent on shredding every ounce of inhumanity determined to compost all lies and ready to food process all oppression into convenient lozenges you can suck on to remind you that this shrill, loud woman will personally … Continue reading Shrill Notes From A Loud Woman – Tamara Fricke
You can read more of Rachel's writing at Rohlerach
Read more of Deveraux Frazier's writing at Poetry of An Aspergian or D. Frazier Writes
Brave & Reckless 