family
Family life from the feminist perspective; can women have it all? Can anyone?
The Thinning of The Veil.
If you are familiar with the Pagan, Druid, or Wicca communities at all, whether personally or historically, then it’s likely that you have at least heard of the holiday of Samhain. Samhain, (Pronounced Saa-wn) is considered to be the pagan new year and the time of year when the veil between this present world and the spiritual, or ancestral, is the thinnest. While many consider Samhain to fall on or around the secular folk holiday of Halloween and celebrate it simultaneously, they are vastly different holidays with different origins and atmospheres.
By Alys Revna3 years ago in Viva
Patriarchy: A Timeless Sickness
On a lonely night in Helsinki, I found myself on my sofa, watching Ridley Scott's The Last Duel. Expecting just another historical drama to pass my sleepless night, I was instead met with a strikingly relevant film—one that confronts the enduring violence of patriarchy. What I initially saw as a medieval courtroom drama unfolded into a poignant examination of power, misogyny, and injustice.
By Sergios Saropoulos3 years ago in Viva
The Army's Miraculous Food Invention You Never Knew About
Even though they’re not the most glamorous of topics, ration packs have become essential during military campaigns all over the world, and especially so in war zones where hot meals aren’t always readily available to the soldiers on the front line. But although many different types of rations have been developed throughout history, one particular innovation by the United States Army back in the 1940s has been virtually forgotten, and it’s actually quite miraculous when you take into account how long it can last without spoiling. Here’s what it is and why it’s so ingenious.
By Oemer YILDIRIM3 years ago in Viva
Exchanging Housekeeping for Soulkeeping
Who are we when no one is watching? How do we spend our time when we have (or TAKE) a moment, free from obligation, expectation, or duty? When you aren’t doing things for other people’s comfort or approval, or to pay the damn bills, how do you spend your time?
By Martha Madrigal3 years ago in Viva
RANDOM UNFOCUSED
An observation of life through the eyes of a senior citizen who may or may not be in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, but definitely has issues with memory, focus and crossing the thin line between reality and fiction. Said senior is also learning to speak her mind, no longer trying to please everyone, realizing her opinion counts too.
By CJ Flannery3 years ago in Viva
RANDOM UNFOCUSED
An observation of life through the eyes of a senior citizen who may or may not be in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, but definitely has issues with memory, focus and crossing the thin line between reality and fiction. Said senior is also learning to speak her mind, no longer trying to please everyone, realizing her opinion counts too.
By CJ Flannery3 years ago in Viva
The Crochet Chair. Top Story - July 2022.
An old chair sits quietly alone separated from anything that seems familiar in a darkened attic room put away for safekeeping, or perhaps just forgotten. The golden fabric left dull with a light coating of dust and a faint scent of musty wood, nestled in a corner pushed against the slanted walls of the roof line even though the bare plywood was in harsh contrast to the polished wooden accents this chair became lost. The raised floral patterns worn to smoothness as this chair found purpose and great use once in its lifetime. A bit scuffed, tattered and worn but obviously having some importance to be stored away for such a long amount of time.
By Sindy Leah Fitz4 years ago in Viva
