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In Her Words

Emotional truth, womanhood, identity, shame, integrity, grief, softness, power, selfhood, self-recognition. The emotional and intellectual core of the work.

  1. 01

    In Her Words·May 2026

    The Wolf Is Not Tame

    She did not lose the wild. She set it down to be loved — and then could not find her own hands.

  2. 02

    In Her Words·April 2026

    She Doesn't Owe You Pretty

    A letter to her, written at the kitchen table. Not be good. Not be liked. Be unbent.

  3. 03

    In Her Words·March 2026

    The Unlearning of Likeability

    Kind, yes. Available — no longer. The distinction took me a decade to name.

  4. 04

    In Her Words·February 2026

    Like the Jasmine That Took the Wall

    We did not like each other at fifteen. The closeness was already waiting — patient, climbing, slow as jasmine over a wall.

  5. 05

    In Her Words·January 2026

    Write Anyway

    The page does not flinch. You will. Write the line anyway.

  6. 06

    In Her Words·December 2025

    RBG Wasn't Talking About Your Tote Bag

    Dissent does not wear well. It is asked of you at dinner, in silence, with the people you would rather not lose.

  7. 07

    In Her Words·December 2025

    Holding It All Was Never the Point

    I called it strength for years. It was rehearsal. I am tired of the part.

  8. 08

    In Her Words·December 2025

    After Her, I Became the Navy

    I learned composure the way one learns a language under occupation.

  9. 09

    In Her Words·November 2025

    In My Own Words: Why The Fifth Why

    Why now. Why this. Why I cannot keep it folded any longer.

  10. 10

    In Her Words·November 2025

    When They Go Low, We Go High

    Altitude is not a posture. It is what is left when you stop performing for the room.