Madness and Misogyny
There is a a peculiar kind of “madness” in literature and art that seems inherintly female. There’s Ophelia in Hamlet, […]
Emily Dickinson’s Writing Advice
It wasn’t until college that I realized that my words often conveyed more than I said, that my poems could
Mr. Rogers’s $20 Million Dollar Poem
In 1969, the Senate was poised to slash funding for public television. It’s a story we see often in the
Bishop Museum’s Graffiti (POW! WOW! at the Bishop)
POW! WOW! the international street art festival, celebrates 10 years with a stunning installation at the Bishop Museum’s Castle Memorial
Compliant Women in Contemporary Writing
Our culture supports compliant women, or at the very least, it supports compliance in the very systems that oppress, discourage,
Fishing in O’ahu or, More Appropriately, Jonathan Gold and the Prawn
When I moved to O’ahu I got it into my mind that maybe I’d learn to go spearfishing. There was
“I Hate Myself:” Some Notes on Self-Hatred, Solitude, Surfing, and Girlhood
“I hate myself,” might have been the most frequently-written sentence in my prolific journals as a teen (I filled dozens
Book Review: “What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Nobody picks up a book about trauma because they are feeling well. Ever since I learned that Oprah Winfrey had
Margaret River Pro 2021: World Surf League Needs to Turn Off YouTube Comments to Prevent Bullying of Female Athletes
On Saturday, I tuned in to watch the first women’s heats of the Margaret River Pro as they were livestreamed