Project: Women

Nothing is Easy

Published by Tara Tona

"...ultimately it's about how you define success or failure. For me, success is found in the process; success is found in the satisfaction of completing a task or...

September 8, 2016

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Yoga: Sweet and Strong.

Published by Brittany Wilkerson

"I was teaching a class the other day and we were holding a warrior standing pose. The women in the class looked at me like what the eff? Why...

September 7, 2016

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Monday Menagerie #41

Published by Tara Tona

A quick little mix of picks to give you kicks. Love Thread, T.Rump, felted art, flip the script, Gawk, and Lena talk.

September 6, 2016

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September Editor’s Letter

Published by Tara Tona

Thoughts on self, desires, motherhood, and a palazzo in Italy....

September 1, 2016

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Middle-Aged No Longer An Acceptable Term

Published by Jamey Hood

"In a nutshell (pistachio, if you will, because I like idiomatic specificity), I discovered last month that I am as relevant now as I ever was and that my...

August 24, 2016

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Monday Menagerie #40

Published by Jamie B.

As we embark on a new chapter in women's history by nominating the first female to the highest office in the land, I want to look back and thank...

August 8, 2016

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Life Is Not A Fist

Published by Brittany Wilkerson

I still feel frustrated and small in the grand scheme of things sometimes....But if I give in to that cynicism, then I am discounting....the power of my own impact,...

July 28, 2016

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Who Was He?

Published by Tara Tona

We say we want to know why, but do we ask the right questions?

July 25, 2016

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Midlife Crisis: Denied

Published by Jamey Hood

"About three weeks ago I paid a professional to...wait for it...make me a blonde. Oh, friends, I was going to write about how liberating it is, how fun it has...

July 19, 2016

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All There Is

Published by Lauren Lege

"...walking through those steep hills of wildflowers to where you sat on the bench in the valley...

July 14, 2016

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Monday Menagerie #39

Published by Tara Tona

Boob-flashing, UK politics, 7-year-old Mountaineer, birth stories and maternal activism through art...

July 11, 2016

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A Thank You Letter To A Few Good Men

Published by Jamie B.

"Thank you to all of the men who have impacted my life: my boyfriends, my best friends, my teachers and my mentors. Thank you to the fellas who broke...

June 29, 2016

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My Mother’s Hands

Published by tessgamboa

"Your hands like well worn leather weather storms of tears and rain streaked with creases of worry, time and circumstance...."

June 23, 2016

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You, My Love

Published by Tara Tona

"Here it's just us. You sitting on the sofa, I nestled in close beside your warm, tired body. Together we sit. There is no need for...

June 19, 2016

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A Fond Farewell to My Thirties

Published by Jamey Hood

"Nine years and eleven months ago I was married, trying in vain to conceive, living in Los Angeles, both of my parents and my grandmothers were still alive and...

June 13, 2016

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Monday Menagerie #38

Published by Jamie B.

A collection of stories and videos that hopefully make you want to stand up and cheer for all of the crazy cool women out there making a difference and...

June 6, 2016

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Motherhood is a Choice You Make Every Day

Published by Jamie B.

My Mom has always been there and even though we have had the typical mother/daughter tension, I am realizing at this moment that it was usually during the times...

May 30, 2016

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Birth Story of Harper Joy

Published by Sarah Hock

"I was very uneducated for my first birth. I knew I wanted a natural birth but didn't know my facts--I ended up with a c-section with her as...

May 28, 2016

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Martha and Rhonda

Published by Rhonda Turner

"...In the middle of our conversation Martha Burgess walked in to pick up some books she ordered, and the rest is history. Our friendship began that day. ...

May 27, 2016

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All the Chapters

Published by Brittany Wilkerson

"As I have gotten older, I have come to appreciate not only my mother's will and grit and sense of humor, but the fact that she is always there...

May 25, 2016

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To My Two

Published by KristinT

"My mom will do anything for her children. If you are feeling down, she will break out in song and dance in the middle of a grocery store...

May 22, 2016

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Interview with Actress Hanna Ardehn

Published by Lauren Lege

"Strength and beauty for me are often intertwined, since I find strength beautiful and I usually find strength in most women. The idea of a woman is beautiful to...

May 17, 2016

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Monday Menagerie #37

Published by Tara Tona

The usual mix of womany-things that bring joy to my week! Ascent of Woman, Juliette Lewis Rocks, Body Art, Recycled Fashion, Anjelica Huston, Gloria Steinem, and mooooore... :D

May 16, 2016

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What Can Your Body DO?

Published by Jamey Hood

I’ve spent too much of my thirties and twenties worried about what others think of my body. Is it thin enough? Is it too thin? Why do I have...

May 12, 2016

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A Letter to my Mother

Published by Tara Tona

It’s so hard to find the words to tell you how grateful I am to have you as my mom. How does one tie up with a neat...

May 8, 2016

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Untitled

Published by Lauren Lege

"There was that tree off in the distance, that kept inviting, so eyes kept returning to that altar, pondering its intention...."

April 29, 2016

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Questioning Life, Becoming a Mother Again

Published by Tara Tona

"I'm afraid to let go of my work-life because I don't want to fall behind... I don't want to let it go. I want to be that super-mom...

April 26, 2016

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Interview with Victory Teaching Farm Founder, Tarrant Graves Lanier

Published by Jamie B.

"Imagine the number of people who, by just growing food, could support their families. Imagine if all of our local restaurants were able to source almost everything locally,...

April 25, 2016

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Monday Menagerie #36

Published by Jamie B.

Happpyyyyyy Earth Month (which in my opinion should be every month!!) I really hope that you enjoy this compilation of stories, articles and videos of women, families, companies...

April 18, 2016

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Joy is Never in the Overwork

Published by Brittany Wilkerson

beauty lives in the space we give like a wrapped gemstone we step back and allow the wind to unfurl its ribbons and the tightness of the wrapping unfolding unfolding unfolding...

April 15, 2016

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Purge and Splurge

Published by Jamey Hood

Oh, friends! I had really good intentions. In my March post You, Too, Can Lose Twenty Pounds in One Afternoon, I lost 21 pounds of old clothes and shoes...

April 5, 2016

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Monday Menagerie #35

Published by Tara Tona

A mysterious lady photographer, #womenbywomen, Impossible giving, crowd-fund your maternity leave, a pregnancy confession, some politics, female artists, and honoring Zaha Hadid.

April 4, 2016

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Interview with PERJUS Creator Alaina Latona

Published by Tara Tona

"I like it when humans communicate their disdain for perfection and/or sheep mentality via not playing into (usually very boring) trends..."

March 31, 2016

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Interview with Life Coach Claire Byrne

Published by Brittany Wilkerson

" I think we are all creative beings and underestimate our creative abilities every day—especially the non-artsy-fartsy types..."

March 29, 2016

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Interview with artist Fiona Avocado

Published by Tara Tona

"One of my former comics instructors recently said something eluding to being an artist and cartoonist is like being a vampire, it is always going to be a part...

March 26, 2016

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Here I Sing

Published by KristinT

I have re-written this piece a hundred times. I sit here with sweaty palms and a lump in my throat. This month is all about creativity. Creativity. Hmm....

March 23, 2016

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Monday Menagerie #34

Published by Jamie B.

Happy SPRING! Enjoy these stories of bravery, determination, innovation, trash transformed into art, women doing what they were told they could never do, beautiful pictures of girls going to...

March 21, 2016

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I take myself to the woods.

Published by Lauren Lege

...Alone, disappear for a moment, sing along, with only the fox as witness, and return home Empty And all at once Whole...

March 19, 2016

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Creative Forces – Inspiration, Bravery, and Making Time to Make

Published by Tara Tona

Creativity (noun): "The use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work." Oh, it sounds so simple doesn't it? The use of...

March 16, 2016

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Give a Damn with Jamie B.

Published by Jamie B.

I actually can’t pinpoint when I started Giving A Damn. I wish I could. I wish I could say that as a small child I was picking up...

March 13, 2016

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The Cozy Nook

Published by Pam Sanderson Lyon

Once there was a nice lady. Her favorite place was the Cozy Nook. The nook was a corner full of twinkle lights and office supplies, two of the lady's favorite things....

March 11, 2016

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You, Too, Can Lose 20 Pounds in One Afternoon!

Published by Jamey Hood

Today I lost 21 pounds and I feel pretty amazing. As part of my year of Extraordinary 40, I have said goodbye to anything in my closet that I...

March 9, 2016

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Monday Menagerie #33

Published by Tara Tona

Stories of motherhood, single ladies, boobs, bodies, kidneys, and undergarments; some groovy jewelry, and an abundance of ART to get your Creative Forces in motion!

March 7, 2016

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