By Phyllis Wax A new drug for menopause is being hailed as a godsend for a condition many women endure in silence. Thing is, it costs $550 a month. And, unfortunately, hot flashes (hot flashes!) are among the most common side effects. They say it could also be toxic to the liver or affect the [...]
By Phyllis Wax The tales she told night after night for a thousand and one nights— fascinating enough to keep the king entranced and to save herself from beheading. But bedtime stories from today’s Persia, women targeted like wild game— pheasants or pigeons, squirrels, rabbits— men taking aim at faces, breasts, genitals to cause maximum [...]
By Phyllis Wax Fly the flag at half-mast all the time because every day, someone kills himself or someone else or a bunch of someones with a gun. Fly the flag at half-mast because America loves guns more than she loves people. Social issues are a major focus of Milwaukee poet Phyllis Wax. Among [...]
