What comes after a woman's "expiration date" for being desirable? Exploring power, visibility, pleasure, embodiment, loss, creating a life that isn't constrained by the need to be pleasing to anyone, and whatever else sparks my curiosity.
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Sea cows belong to the Sirenians, named for the mythological seabird-women who bewitched sailors with song. I’m drawn to sirens, selkies, and the goddess Io who swam the seas in the form of a cow. Most of my writing is about women, whales, and cows.
