Footdee was settled in the late twelfth century by fisherfolk desperate to escape the crushing urban lifestyle of medieval Aberdeen.
“Even the dead had names.”
― Spear
― Spear
“It’s not just that you internalize the shame; rather, it becomes you. You no longer need the people at school telling you not to dress like that; you already do it to yourself.”
― Beyond the Gender Binary
― Beyond the Gender Binary
“Being here is like standing at the edge of the sea under a wide sky: clear, open, clean, and bright. Here is where I am meant to be.”
― Spear
― Spear
“She mused on the words and beads for days but couldn’t see the pattern. There was a piece missing.”
― Hild
― Hild
“Like a Wife
The week before my wedding, my friend's dad
said: just don't get fat, like other wives do.
And so I brined him in a deep salt bath, added
thyme and celery. Devoured him whole, in one
big bite, so he could see just how hungry a
woman can be.”
― What Kind of Woman: Poems
The week before my wedding, my friend's dad
said: just don't get fat, like other wives do.
And so I brined him in a deep salt bath, added
thyme and celery. Devoured him whole, in one
big bite, so he could see just how hungry a
woman can be.”
― What Kind of Woman: Poems
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