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Be good.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, by Melissa Mathison, 1982 (screenplay) I’m not someone who rewatches the same movie over and over. Even my...
Rebecca Fischer
Jun 274 min read


Now I’m a strong, strong heart.
Thank You for Hearing Me, by Sinead O'Connor, 1994 (song), and Nothing Compares, directed by Kathryn Ferguson, 2022 (documentary) The...
Rebecca Fischer
Feb 22, 20234 min read
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[T]o be our best, our first step is to make the choice for something better.
Spiral Up! 127 Energizing Options to Be Your Best Right Now, by Chloe Faith Wordsworth, 1993 (book with online supporting materials...
Rebecca Fischer
Jul 25, 20224 min read


Why did we look up for blessing — instead of around, and down?
A Left-Handed Commencement Address, by Ursula K. Le Guin, 1983 (speech) As I write this, I get the feeling that “left-hand path” and...
Rebecca Fischer
Jun 12, 20222 min read


Women need to know that they can reject the powerful’s definition of their reality.
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, by bell hooks, 1984 (essays) Although many would say they want equality for women, it seems few...
Rebecca Fischer
May 26, 20225 min read


Though I was reluctant to be born, I was attracted by the music.
Crazy Brave, by Joy Harjo, 2012 (memoir) One thing that has started to become clear to me as I immerse myself in the world of female...
Rebecca Fischer
Apr 24, 20223 min read


The bastards hung me at the Salem Gallows Hill ...
Highwomen, by The Highwomen, 2019 (song) I have loved Highwayman ever since I was a little girl. The haunting, mystical song was written...
Rebecca Fischer
Apr 7, 20222 min read


Silences build atop silences, a city of silence that wars against stories.
The Mother of All Questions, by Rebecca Solnit, 2017 (essays) Ahh. It is so refreshing to take a break from the news, from work, from...
Rebecca Fischer
Feb 24, 20227 min read


My sins, my own -- they belong to me.
Gloria, by Patti Smith, 1975 (song) “Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine Meltin’ in a pot of thieves Wild card up my sleeve...
Rebecca Fischer
Jan 23, 20223 min read


I want to feel free to swagger.
Year of Yes, by Shonda Rhimes, 2015 (memoir) When I'm reading a book and I come across something really good, something I know I'll want...
Rebecca Fischer
Jan 8, 20225 min read


Are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?
The Salt Eaters, by Toni Cade Bambara, 1980 (novel) “Are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?” “Just so’s you’re sure,...
Rebecca Fischer
Dec 26, 20213 min read
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[W]hispering, wondering, worrying. That I was not right.
Educated, by Tara Westover, 2018 (memoir) It’s summer 1996. Tara Westover is 10 years old and living with her parents, her sister, and...
Rebecca Fischer
Nov 28, 20214 min read
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