Heather Dorn

Welcome to our September 2022 issue
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Welcome to our September 2022 issue

Issue 137: 29 September 2022

Welcome to our September 2022 issue

By Editor| 2022-09-18T13:41:23-07:00 September 29th, 2022|Categories: Issue 137: 29 September 2022|Tags: Heather Dorn, Writers Resist news, Dia Calhoun, Laura Grace Weldon, Zoë Fay-Stindt, Penny Perry, René Marzuk, Holly A. Stovall, Flavian Mark Lupinetti, Howie Good, Morning-meadow Jones, Jennifer Swallow, Tracy Stamper|

It's been hot. Everything's hot. Global temperatures, national temperaments—even the bees that hover at the birdbath's edge are plunging into its waters, only to find them warmed by an unrelenting heat dome. What to do? Writers Resist offers a cool escape: Don a wet t-shirt, flop before a fan, and read this issue. In it, you'll [...]

Lithium & High Heels
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Lithium & High Heels

Issue 137: 29 September 2022

Lithium & High Heels

By Editor| 2022-09-18T13:04:58-07:00 September 29th, 2022|Categories: Issue 137: 29 September 2022|Tags: beauty, Narrative nonfiction, objectification, bipolar disorder, mental health, Heather Dorn|

By Heather Dorn Barbie’s feet come preformed for sexiness, but the rest of us must learn to curve our arches like a playground slide. We start young, even as babies, barely able to walk, staggering up church or pageant stage steps—sparkling quarter inch heels, lace dresses, makeup bruising our eyelids blue, punching our cheeks red. [...]