six word story no. 173

She found power made her saucy.

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six word story no. 171

She owned DeMille at a glance.

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six word story no. 160

Cake was not what they needed.

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six word story no. 157

There were disturbing examples of censorship.

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six word story no. 156

She realized that silence was compliance.

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six word story no. 155

She dreamed and then she awoke.

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six word story no. 126

Her world wobbled then resumed spinning.

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Six Word Story No 80

Pie was the only sensible option.

Illustration of an idealized American mother taking a perfect cherry pie out of the oven while her daughter looks on in amazement. Screen print, 1950s advertisement. --- Image by © PoodlesRock/Corbis

Illustration of an idealized American mother taking a perfect cherry pie out of the oven while her daughter looks on in amazement. Screen print, 1950s advertisement. — Image by © PoodlesRock/Corbis

retro reading

 

 

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We’ve been neglecting our reviews. Oh, we’ve written them, just haven’t shared, and that is just sad. So, the girls are returning to reviews with a retro read of Margaret Atwood. Here’s the tease:

To read The Edible Woman is to be transported back in time. Fourty-plus years ago “girls” had entered the workforce to stay. They wore binding girdles, deferred to the men in the company, and were expected to resign when they became engaged and left maindenhood behind. Still, they were there, earning their way.

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