See the article “Now and Then” in this issue to learn more about Marcia and Kit.
Dear Reader, The theme of this issue is “Then and Now.” We present you with writing on this theme by BBWN long-timers Marcia Deihl and Sharon Gonsalves, St. Olaf College student Emma Simmet, Dallas activist Chiquita Violette and writer Carole Spearin McCauley. Author...
By Marcia Deihl THEN “And though we live separate, I keep two rooms open,And one has you in it and the other does not.And I move in the middle, unsure and protected,And trip on my rope, vaguely sensing I’m caught.” – Ferron, “Shadows on a Dime” A love affair. A...
By Willa Simmet I don’t know what happened in the womb. Two eggs lying next to each other in mom’s strawberry-jam-like ovaries are shot with two meteorites of sperm. One egg receives the first shot and gets to pick whether to grow a penis or a vagina. The next egg...