Of Naked Men and Ice Skating
Photo by Antonio Sokic on Pexels We were children of the 1970s, children of divorce and children of an age, not of innocence, but of...
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Elizabeth O'Nuanain
- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
The Chubby Girl in the Green Swimsuit
Image by Author Running in bare feet, Geri Evans pumps her legs as fast as she can down the hot asphalt hill. The noonday sun has baked...
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Elizabeth O'Nuanain
- Sep 26, 2021
- 3 min
When It No Longer Matters How You Look
The Sham of Invisibility Duncan Cuthbertson / Shutterstock An old friend (pun intended) spoke of the new freedom she feels through social...
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Elizabeth O'Nuanain
- Aug 9, 2021
- 3 min
It’s All About My Stiff, Painful and Rapidly Aging Body
If I had the use of my body, I would throw it out the window. Samuel Beckett Photo by Miriam Alonso on Pexels.com (I do not look like...
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Elizabeth O'Nuanain
- Sep 19, 2020
- 3 min
The Misogyny is Calling from Inside the House: On the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Photo by Quino Al on Unsplash I awoke this morning at ten minutes to seven. I fed my hens and dog; let the cats outside and made a cup...
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Elizabeth O'Nuanain
- Sep 15, 2020
- 5 min
The Grief in My Belly
Fatness: Everyone will look at me. Everyone will judge me. Everyone will imagine I spend my days shoveling doughnuts and pizzas in my...
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Elizabeth O'Nuanain
- Mar 28, 2018
- 3 min
Just like a little girl
A dear friend — my much loved friend — my friend who loves me — once told me that whenever she hears Dylan’s ‘Just Like a Woman’, she is...
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Elizabeth O'Nuanain
- Mar 26, 2018
- 4 min
The Incident with the Gun
Two years ago my boyfriend sent me a text inviting me over for a cup of tea (code word for sex). I had the day off from work, so I...
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Elizabeth O'Nuanain
- Dec 10, 2017
- 2 min
Seriously. STFU about Al Franken
I get it. You’re hurt. I’m hurt too. A man we liked, a man we believed in let us down. But here’s the thing; this shit happens. This...
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Elizabeth O'Nuanain
- Dec 9, 2017
- 3 min
Why Now?
“What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.” ― Muriel Rukeyse And my truth? Whose world...
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Elizabeth O'Nuanain
- Aug 15, 2014
- 5 min
Writing the middle aged body
“Censor the body and you censor breath and speech at the same time. Write yourself. Your body must be heard.” — Helene Cixous, ‘Laugh of...
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