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Why Are Women Still Required to Be Beautiful?

We were told we could build careers, lead companies—and shape our lives on our own terms. But nobody dismantled the old rules. Nobody turned off the old machinery.

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Chico

Some memories begin with a whispered conversation in the dark. Others arrive on four tiny paws. This one has luminous green eyes, a pink collar with a butterfly bow, and absolutely no respect for the laws of physics.

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The Escape

I learned to escape Not by running away. Not by packing a suitcase or disappearing to another country. I did that long ago. I also did something else to vanish. In…

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Perfumes. leaf one

Happy Birthday Esther. be always as beautiful. The Haunted Canvas I remember, Sandra. Of course, I remember.I will never forget you. I was in Paris, watching…

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Bread, Honey and the Sea

Fruit that smells like poetry. Honey as sweet as a smile. An old white car, a quiet road beside the sea, and a heart learning that even solitude can sometimes be tender.

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The Beauty of Becoming

Thoughts on softness, self-discoveryand the quiet strength of being There was a time when I believed life moved toward certainty. I imagined that one day I would…

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Breakfast Bonjour

This morning feels a little different. For the first time in a long while, I woke up without wondering what was happening in Second Life. A few days ago I closed…

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Welcome home

If you arrived here from Primfeed® or Second Life®, heartily welcome. Some of you have been reading my posts for months. Some of you have exchanged comments with…

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The Uniform of Becoming

To the beautiful Esther. "We talked about the choice of being beauty… do you remember?" There are mornings—like this one—when I stand barefoot in front of my…

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Fragments of a quiet mind

I sit by the window, holding my warm glass, wrapped in a silence that feels almost sacred. The heavy glass is hot against my palms, a grounding anchor of pure…

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The Little Black Dress

An Intimate Anatomy of Desire, Craziness, and Freedom My great-grandfather's Ford Model T was this gorgeous, stark black Beauty — that was her name — that slept in…

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Letters to the one I used to be

I have been thinking about a famous physics experiment I heard about once. I don't remember where. There is apparently a cat in a box in a secret lab somewhere —…