22.11.09
On being a woman, being an artist
This is a conversation between two women writers. To me, it is provocative, it's honest, it's raw, and the issues of womanhood tied to gender, tied to motherhood, tied to art, are real. Even if you aren't a woman you'll want to read this piece and if you are a woman you must. Enjoy!
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... this article makes me want a to have a face-to-face, afternoon coffee conversation about this with you. and soon.
i would dare to say that all of us collectives have some woman in us.
i know isn't it really raw and true?
especially how honest they are with each other. they're sharing not a polished, finalized and formal assessment of each other, but rather all the in-between thoughts, the things that might hurt and happen before "nevermind"
sychronicity.
i was at the bank today (i had not showered and it was right at 9 am--maybe this had something to do with it?) and the teller was making small talk with me. after small chit-chat she asked me if i had started my christmas shopping. upon my 'no' she then asked if i had small children i needed to shop for. i replied with an emphatic 'no'. (i really wanted to say, have you seen my bank account? therein-lies your answer.) the teller next to her (also a female) then said, i seemed like i was just looking after myself. does that mean i (and all women for that matter) exude mother or nonmother qualities to other women? or was one a mother and the other a nonmother? and which one?
i don't have answers to any of these questions, but obviously it got me thinking. both the event and the article.
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