May is "Marion Overshares" Month
Just kidding, sorta.
"Sorta" because both essays that went "live" this month shine a spotlight on elements of my life that may not be social media-worthy. Though I did write them, and I did submit them for publication, and they're out there. So any second thoughts are a couple of years/decades too late.
August heat and obsessive love at Gravel Magazine in "Through the Hearts of Space":
The aftermath of illness at Compose in "Bypass Instructions":
But I said "just kidding" because I've been very lucky. By circumstances of birth, I have a lot of choice about what to share and what not to.
Others, as I continue to learn by listening (my word and my work for 2017) live in a different reality. One in which their voices often remain unheard. I have a responsibility to listen to them.
So here's a list, from the fabulous resource The 49th Shelf, of Books by First Nations and Inuit Women. These titles are just a few of those I hope to immerse myself in this summer.
And while I'm at it, The 49th Shelf has tons of lists, organized by various subjects. (Including, speaking of immersion, books about swimming.) Very helpful for broadening your reading horizons!
"Sorta" because both essays that went "live" this month shine a spotlight on elements of my life that may not be social media-worthy. Though I did write them, and I did submit them for publication, and they're out there. So any second thoughts are a couple of years/decades too late.
August heat and obsessive love at Gravel Magazine in "Through the Hearts of Space":
You drive through the August night. The swampy heat climbs the back of your neck to twine in your hair, where it clings like kudzu.
The aftermath of illness at Compose in "Bypass Instructions":
On a sunny early-August morning, I load my new chainsaw, the squeeze bottle of cherry-coloured oil, and the small pair of loppers into the red wheelbarrow.
But I said "just kidding" because I've been very lucky. By circumstances of birth, I have a lot of choice about what to share and what not to.
Others, as I continue to learn by listening (my word and my work for 2017) live in a different reality. One in which their voices often remain unheard. I have a responsibility to listen to them.
So here's a list, from the fabulous resource The 49th Shelf, of Books by First Nations and Inuit Women. These titles are just a few of those I hope to immerse myself in this summer.
And while I'm at it, The 49th Shelf has tons of lists, organized by various subjects. (Including, speaking of immersion, books about swimming.) Very helpful for broadening your reading horizons!