First Summers of Mischief: Round 1
Thank you to everyone who submitted. Here is our first round of First Summers of Mischiefs. Not 19. By Sara Gilbert Everything I told anyone about that summer was wrong. Maybe I learned how to lie the...
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On the ship, there were 23 men. I was not one of them. I was one of them. The vessel was a container ship, carrying thousands of tons of cargo across the Pacific Ocean. The ship was 906 feet long....
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When I saw Mina again, it was almost the first thing we talked about – that summer twelve years ago in Istanbul, and all the drama that had happened with Darren. I was surprised how quickly she brought...
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Thank you to everyone who submitted. Here is our final round of First Summers of Mischief. Sarah at 15, before a mirror, I watched her watch herself. She lifted her tank top, examined her stomach and...
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The house in Parchment was the nicest on the street, nicest in the whole neighborhood. White siding, blue shutters, green roof. When we looked at the house, which had been recently rehabbed for a flip,...
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I went to a liberal arts college with mostly white peers. My Nigerian American college friend E stood out for that reason. Her high-pitched, infectious laughter posed a stark contrast with the social...
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The night before we flew away, our dad sang “Moon River.” You know how it goes—“Two drifters, off to see the world. There’s such a lot of world to see”. I think now of a poem by Bill Knot, and of where...
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Photo Credit: Sabriya Simon Black women’s hair has made the news again. In the same week that Sheryl Underwood, comedian and co-host of The Talk (CBS) referred to “afro hair” as “curly, nappy,...
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I began in my car. Summer. I was under few obligations and had time for sunshine, music, current events and my friends’ discussions of current events. More rancor than usual rang through their talk of...
View ArticleHerKind Has Been Retired, VIDAweb is Still the Hub!
HerKind has had an exciting run, but has now been retired. Don’t fret! VIDA activity is now all centered on one site: VIDAweb.org! There, we’re hard at work bringing you the most relevant, insightful,...
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