Although women in the United States enjoy more freedoms than at any point in history, they are still subject to discrimination on all fronts and must continue to struggle towards the goal of total equality. …

Livestock. Livestock is the first word that comes to mind when I think of the early American attitude towards blacks. Slavery reduces people to objects. It strips them of all dignity, removes them from the …

…and other tales of childhood neglect.

Part 2.
My sister and I were not close when we were younger. When I say “not close,” I mean it in the way the Israelis and Palestinians are “not close.”  …

The morning light of a winter Sunday is just starting to filter in through the vine-patterned curtains of the bedroom. It catches on the glass alarm clock set to the left-hand side of the bed. …

Part 1. Tilly Eats Tourists
It was well past last call. I was well past possessing the ability to recite my ABC’s in either direction, walk a straight line, or touch my nose with any body part. …