by Janet Gardiner | Nov 16, 2017 | Essays |
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. Growing up in a huge Irish Catholic family, Thanksgiving dinner quickly turned into a raucous event with upwards of 20 cousins under the age of 18 scattered throughout my aunt Karen’s house. Karen, the...
by Janet Gardiner | Jul 25, 2017 | art, poetry |
I lived in a valley. I live in a valley. The sun sets on one side and rises terrifying On the other The mirror shimmers that shaky reflection Back to me Trembling in the predictable gusts of wind On the surface of the stream She stares with hollow, black eyes...
by Janet Gardiner | Jan 10, 2017 | Community, Essays, Politics |
I remember the day that my racial identity first came into question. I was seven years old, and I was late for school. My dad walked me to the door of my classroom where all of my classmates were already settling in. He watched me go inside and sit down before waving...
