Southwest Heading South, part 7
Part 7 “Michael was such a sweet boy, and a charmer, too. Oh, he was handsome, even more handsome than his older brother. You can see...
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cindybogard
Oct 26, 20222 min
The Visibility of the Hijab
Patriarchy often overtly demonstrates its power through the public control of women. In Iran, since its patriarchal religious revolution...
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cindybogard
Oct 20, 20224 min
Southwest Heading South, part 6
Part 6 “The one in the middle, Billy? He was also one for the high life. In his case, it was gambling,” Maria said, shaking her head in...
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cindybogard
Oct 13, 20225 min
Southwest Heading South, part 5
Part 5 “You look so much like my daughter, Romina,” Maria said, looking at me closely and curiously. “I almost feel I know you.” I tried...
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cindybogard
Oct 6, 20225 min
Southwest Heading South, part 4
Part 4 The name was familiar to her, that was for sure. Not great memories associated with the guy who was maybe my father, it seemed....
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cindybogard
Sep 30, 20229 min
Music Dropping
Fall 1973 Names have been changed to protect privacy. “Hey, you can sleep on Karen’s bed, she’s gone home for the weekend…again,” Laura...
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cindybogard
Sep 27, 20225 min
Southwest Heading South, part 3
Part 3 I didn’t dare open my hand until I got back into my car. I straightened the white towel I kept on the seat to avoid contact with...
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cindybogard
Sep 20, 20224 min
Southwest Heading South, part 2
Part 2 The good news: I did have a name because I did have a birth certificate. The bad news: My father’s name was Michael Smith, no...
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cindybogard
Sep 10, 20225 min
Southwest Heading South
A serial short story. Updates posted weekly. Eighteen-year-old Veronica Gordon begins a search for her long-lost father. Part 1 “You’ve...
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cindybogard
Sep 10, 202210 min
After Jess
This speculative fiction piece was submitted to the Sustainable Montpelier Coalition’s “What Comes Next?” writing contest (2020). We were...
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cindybogard
Sep 6, 20225 min
Social Distance
March 2020 On that last day that no one knew was the last day, I saw Nicole Menendez (not her real name) leave the lecture hall to walk...
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cindybogard
Sep 5, 20223 min
Violence Against Women is Our History
About 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate...
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cindybogard
Sep 5, 20224 min
My Religion is Science
When I was five years old, I proudly told my parents, my grandparents, and my kindergarten teacher that when I grew up, I was going to be...
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cindybogard
Sep 5, 20222 min
Covid Musings: Is It Enough?
We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough? --- Wendell Berry Is it enough, I ask...
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cindybogard
Sep 5, 20224 min
The Corona in my Dreams
The Sun’s corona is a jacket of hot gases – an atmosphere – that envelops the sun. It’s usually invisible but during a total solar...
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cindybogard
Sep 5, 20222 min
Wisconsin Working Class Love
Mid twentieth century Dutch/German Wisconsin culture wasn’t big on expressing love. The small-town, working-class people I grew up with...
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cindybogard
Sep 5, 20224 min
How America Became Pro-choice America
Political pressure works, but family pressure works best. How else to explain why New York State’s Legislature, both houses with...
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