Women, Girls & the Feminine

A Different Kind of Gypsy

by Sheila Collins | Jan 22, 2014 | Improvisation, Personal Stories, Women, Girls & the Feminine

In the musical comedy theater the dancers are called “gypsies.” I suppose it’s because the nature of their employment involves changing jobs and moving around the country often. The first year I was in New York, I lived in 11 different places around the city,...

Speaking My Mind

by Sheila Collins | Sep 18, 2013 | Art & Life, Meditations, Women, Girls & the Feminine, Writing

As a writer with a new book out, I’m not turning down any invitations to read my work in front of an audience. I had the privilege last Sunday of participating in an outdoor literary event sponsored by the City of Asylum/Pittsburgh....

Joshua Trees

by Sheila Collins | Oct 12, 2012 | Environment, Rituals, Women, Girls & the Feminine

Twisted, spiky, almost grotesque appearing trees proliferate in the high desert where my new granddaughter lives. Mormon settlers named them when they spotted the trees in their migration west. To them, the trees appeared as the biblical character Joshua with his arms...

Desert Song

by Sheila Collins | Oct 1, 2012 | Personal Stories, Rituals, Songs, Women, Girls & the Feminine

We’re in the desert again, this time to attend a baby blessing for our granddaughter who lives here. There’s something about deserts that call to the spiritual side of people. I remember visiting Barry Stevens in Moab Utah, in 1973, and our family vacation in Sedona,...

The Day of the Mother Has Arrived

by Sheila Collins | Jul 21, 2012 | Technology, Women, Girls & the Feminine

Everywhere I look I seem to see a pregnant lady. This is more likely to happen in the summer time, when women aren’t wearing layers of clothing to keep warm. And I must admit, this particular noticing could be related to the fact my son and his partner are expecting...

Nuns’ Bus Stops In Pittsburgh

by Sheila Collins | Jun 29, 2012 | Health, Women, Girls & the Feminine

The enormous graphically decorated “rock star” type bus pulled up in front of the office of Tim Murphy, (R) in Mt. Lebanon and stops before a cheering crowd. A couple of men in suits start a chant to welcome them. “The nuns on the bus say fairness now,“...

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