Taking Refuge – Lizzie Farina

Taking Refuge I stepped out of the airport and found myself under a blue, cloudless, and sweltering sky. Squinting to adjust to the brightness, I made my way to a bench and sank down onto it, clutching my luggage. I heaved out a sigh and leaned my head back, watching planes float down from the sky and glide across the… Read more →

A Long Way to Go – Elena Butterfield

I have to wonder what my life would be like if my great-great grandmother had a birth certificate.   What if, in Athens (circa 1910), women were people with their own stories, not just a footnote in a man’s? What if she was told she could become something great?   Instead she received a legal reminder that she would never… Read more →