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7 Women in a House by the Sea

8/15/10 2:20pm by Willful Woman
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There were 7 of us in the old white house on a rock overlooking the Atlantic Ocean last week. We’d gathered because this is the year we all turn forty. We’d traveled from California, all over New England, a small town in Georgia and New York City to be together. We're single, married and soon-to-be single again. Some of us have kids and some don't. One of us is extremely pregnant. Some of us have high-octane careers. Others of us work at home with our high-octane families, a few of us do both.  Read more >

Coming Out to Play

4/28/10 6:58am by Willful Woman
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I'm going to my happy place in a few days to celebrate my 40th birthday with my mom and my sister. Yippee! Well, I have lots of happy places, actually. In Henry's arms. Where two rivers meet in Vermont. A certain chair in my livingroom when a fire is burning in the fireplace. Sunday mornings in bed. The library. The front seat of any car at the beginning of a road trip. Martha's Vineyard any time of year.  Read more >

Anniversary of Roe V. Wade

1/22/10 10:54am by Willful Woman
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If you end up behind me on the twisting roads of my small New England town you'll probably see the heads of several children (mostly) happily bopping around the backseat of my Volkswagen van, some of them mine, some of them friends. You'll see me trying, in vain, to keep order. You'll also probably notice the  Keep Abortion Legal sticker on the back of my van. More than one person has commented on the incongruity of the two images: the van nearly constantly full of children and the pro-choice bumpersticker. I don't see it.  Read more >

Christmas in a Minor Key

12/16/09 6:06pm by Willful Woman
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  "Do you remember that first tree?" Henry asked me the other night with a smile. He was watching me attempt to hang a few more ornaments on our already-stuffed Christmas tree after the kids had gone to bed. Some trick of memory and light had made him think he'd spotted a gingerbread ornament from years ago. I was having trouble finding room for another single solitary ornament. Our tree tells the story of many Christmases.  Read more >

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Full Name
Willful Woman
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September 2009
About Me: 
The Willful Woman writes from her generous kitchen table in a small and quirky New England town where she overlooks several neglected apple trees and a sturdy stone wall. She is a mama of 3, a grateful partner of 1, a deep lover of literature, a migraineur and has almost never met a progressive cause she didn't want to fight for. She is rarely at a loss for an opinion and believes in the power of people telling their own stories and being truly listened to. She also shares her home with a sweet and spotted deaf dog named Virginia.
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Activist - Writer - Mother
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Sarah Lawrence College,UMASS
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Feminism,LGBT,Anti-war,Mothering,Memory,Hope,Books
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Feminism,Non-Violence,Reproductive Rights,Animal Rights,Workers' Rights,Environmentalism,Gay Rights,
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