Looking at it now, it all seems so simple…The rest of the world was black and whiteBut we were in screaming color… – Out of the Woods, Taylor Swift We can breathe again, out here in the open. Drink in the lemonade sunlight because each one of us has faced so, so much dark. RightContinueContinue reading “Outside the Box: Where we’ve been, where we are”
Author Archives: Eleanor Skelton
Injustice, suffering and The Stoning of Soraya M.
I have serious thoughts this time of year even though I didn’t grow up in a tradition that celebrated Lent. I also have this bad habit of watching disturbing historical films and getting emotionally overwhelmed. A couple of years ago, I watched The Stoning of Soraya M. over winter break. My roommates had just leftContinueContinue reading “Injustice, suffering and The Stoning of Soraya M.”
Minimalism. Simplicity. Calm.
I come from a family of clutterbugs. Or maybe you could call us memory hoarders. We save everything. We love antiques and scrapbooks. My dad’s parents got married at the start of the Great Depression. My two elderly aunts, both born in the 1930s, remember World War II rations and home gardening. Frugality was necessaryContinueContinue reading “Minimalism. Simplicity. Calm.”
Boundaries and why Christian Grey needs them
Content note: sexual assault, kink I know, I’m late to the party. The film came out almost a year ago. I got it from Redbox last night. But I have something to say about Christian Grey, even though so much has already been said. Consent isn’t just about sexual relationships. Consent is a way ofContinueContinue reading “Boundaries and why Christian Grey needs them”
Farewell to the Mermaid
Once upon a time, there was a girl who escaped the Village. She ran a lighthouse. Her friends who escaped their own villages to live in freedom helped her build it. The first friend that the girl met outside the Village was the mermaid, and she found her because she loved the sea. The mermaidContinueContinue reading “Farewell to the Mermaid”
Eleanor Skelton 