Red lipstickĀ seem counterintuitive in summer when the norm is to gravitate towards all things bronze, gold, and glowing. "Naturally sun-kissed" is the ideal (achieved by way of strategic contour and highlighting) or if you're more into the first partĀ (essentially,Ā lazy like me) you'll rely on a good ... Read More
Five Things (5.1.15)
1. Last Saturday K. gave me a desk. Months agoĀ (when we were still together) he told me he wanted to build me one. It was Valentine's Day weekend;Ā it was a last hurrah, and this desk he said he wanted to build for meāthe desk I needed because he believed I was a writer who deserved the space to ... Read More
What Does a Woman Need to Know?
"For no woman is really an insider in the institutions fathered by masculine consciousness. When we allow ourselves to believe we are, we lose touch with parts of ourselves defined as unacceptable by that consciousness; with the vital toughness and visionary strength of the angry grandmothers, the ... Read More