“A voice said, Look me in the starsAnd tell me truly, men of earth,If all the soul-and-body scarsWere not too much to pay for birth.” Effort, it seems to me, is what makes gain so sweet. Moving has stretched us beyond what we thought we were capable of, but never have we doubted our purpose. […]
Two days after we landed, boxes and all, I fell ill with the flu. Friends and family unpacked while I slept my way through feverish chills and sweats and all the other fun things that come with this bug. Yesterday, I regained a sense of normalcy, and could finally focus on my new surroundings. Of […]
A cruel masterthe ticking clockSo much potentialGet it done! I rush past shadowscrumple the pagesfailed attemptsmounting What of dreams?Of life’s destiny?How I worshipat the altar of should Even with positivityfantastical notions fall shortI argue against uncertaintymeet only disapproval There is no magicno pre-destined famejust dust gatheringThe dead are unimpressed. (Image my own)
I thought we had left the Middle Ages behind, but apparently not.
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Right?! I just don’t understand it.
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Nor do I.
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It’s always been time for us to unite.
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Of course!
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It should be the choice of the women and their doctors. Do help if you can
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They are threatening jail time for doctors who help. It’s despicable.
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Very much so. Jailing people for helping people!!!
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Way to go, Canada! Yeah, maybe we do need a newfangled Underground Railroad. We are going to start donating to a charity that helps women get abortions. It is legal here in Colorado. Our local Planned Parenthood closed not ling ago. All the abortions had gone from surgical to pills.
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Oh, Eilene. It hurt my hearts that women’s healthcare is undervalued. Project 2025 says they want to make abortion ban national and travel between states illegal. Something has to be done.
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There’s some things that they can wish for but it would be unconstitutional. Then again, maybe they’ll do away with that, too!
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Hard to know. I guess we plan for anything
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I donated last year to a group that drives women from states without abortion rights to those that have them. This is an enlargement of that idea, and a powerful one. (K)
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Exactly. If he is successful in making the ban nationwide, then we will need to expand.
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Sadly, yes.
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Wow – that’s a powerful parallel you are drawing, VJ. I definitely think it’s time for women to band together! And as an aside – love your artwork!
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Thanks Wynne. In the meantime, we hold breath, aghast.
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Whoa. Just a few days ago, I was wondering if we need a 21st-century version of the Underground Railroad.
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Well, what else can we do? My daughters are on board and my husband has some good ideas. Great minds, Liz.
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