Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life
January 14, 2015

morning stars

2015-jan-12-text1-corvus-spica-moon-night-sky-chart

morning stars glimmer

half-moon hangs in inky sky

daybreak edges in

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What I saw from my den window Tuesday morning, using my binoculars.
Not the chart–the real thing! Read the rest of this entry »

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January 14, 2015

Woman, Stand Up!

It’s 1988–nearly 27 years ago.
I gave this at a seminary women’s dinner during Women’s History Week.

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When I was growing up, I sought the approval of men.
I thought that if I did things just right,
They wouldn’t mind so much that I was born female.
They wouldn’t treat me the way they treated other women. Read the rest of this entry »

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