“What does a feminine revolution look like through story?” I’ve been writing for the past six years trying to figure out how to tell a story that doesn’t revolve around the patriarchy, the Hero’s Journey and turns the strong, female lead on her head in a young adult sci-fi/fantasy novel. Let’s just say, it’s been […]
Category Archives: Women
Presenting…the CLARA-NOVA Electric Music Video
The Lady Who…Productions is so proud to present a project, a crew, a singer, a song and a city we have fallen in love with all in one place. Such incredibly talented people worked on this – including the main women at the helm. Sydney Wayser‘s vocals and tenacity inspire. Ludovica Isidori as the boss Director […]
Reinvention Land
In any given year, there are things we can control and there are things we can’t. This year, for me, there happened to be a few more things that I couldn’t control than I could which meant that the fine balance between feeling in control and feeling like my entire world – like THE entire […]
Get Your Why Down: Part Deux, The Tough Stuff
I made a commitment this year to get in the best shape of my life (with the help of an incredible coach), and this is a bit about WHY and how. I want to fly. And if anyone to tries to tell me that there is no point, I’m here to tell you, it’s my point. […]
Breathe into the Uncertainty
The wind battered my face at the top of the mountain and I smiled. For, I could handle this sort of battering. What I was going towards was far safer than where I came from. Here, I breathed in uncertainty and fresh air. Down there, there was certainty – oh, yes…but certainty that reeked of […]
The Walk Out
Driven by something beyond comprehension or reason, he pulls my hair and grips his fingers around my chin towards him…and says nothing. For in that nothing spews all the words that he ever said to me: Baby Slut Whore My Love Sugar Bear B*tch C*nt Sweetie Baby Shithead Stupid Sweetheart Like a very bad child. […]
I am Still Too Young For You
I wrote this piece and performed it at a Spoken Word evening when I was 20 years old in New York City after a few incidents with powerful and not-so-powerful men in the theatre industry. I was scared shitless, shaking as I recited the piece in front of some of the said men but somehow […]
Why you must heal yourself first before taking a stand
I recently wrote a post on Medium.com called “Motives in the sexism debate — personal vendetta vs. for the feminist cause” about the best time to share your story around being sexually harassed, abused, or even just around an everyday sexist experience. Specifically, I was speaking about how to move feminism forward in the most positive way with your […]