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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Six Word Story No. 28

Spring arrived, wearing her fancy skirts.

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Six Word Story No. 27

To hell with pheromones, she thought.

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Six Word Story No. 25

She recalled every pinch and slander.

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Six Word Story No. 20

She breathed softly, turning ghostly blue. 

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Six Word Story No. 11

Kiss a poet, she said, laughing.

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Six Word Story No. 10

Silent auctions gave her screaming fits.

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Six Word Story No. 9

April showers throttled their picnic plans.

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Six Word Story No. 8

The hike was postponed for rain.

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Six Word Story No. 4

Once rescued, the lilac resumed blooming.

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