stark raving and bat shit smeared I care nothing for anything that does not rejoice in my sister’s curves that does not dissolve in the plaited luxury of her voice that refuses to surrender to a body of knowledge more profound than Challenger Deep “she must be mad” only scratches the surface of 30 days … Continue reading she must be mad – Tamara Fricke
two women changed a car battery and a man had to supervise lest they blew a whole through reality and let sulfuric acid corrode the very chains that bind us ignorant to the fires that are decimating our lungs, that man held fast to his crop speculating on futures where a black woman with beaded … Continue reading Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (and Other Lies) – Tamara Fricke
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
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
the sky was orange so I wore a grey dress to encourage more conventional hues but I realized we had inverted and that birds were not amused because curls aren’t meant for wings and clouds can’t wear heels but now wrapping about this egg I am tethered to the trees and I’m not sure I’m … Continue reading Girl Interrupted – Tamara Fricke
Filthy backbones bent to tasks thick stubbed fingers could never finesse we are now presumed apart of the baseboards and are stronger for daily wear. The only sugared spices left are used to hide the stench of rotted meats left too long in the larder festering under the weight of an unearned moral superiority. Handfuls … Continue reading How To Be A Woman – Tamara Fricke
Brave & Reckless 