Thoughts On Turning 60

I’ve got a big birthday coming up this weekend. I’m turning 60. It’s hard not to look back as one moves into a new decade. I’ve faced some significant life changes in the past ten years. When I celebrated my 50th year, I was married, living in a gated community in North Seattle, and managing […]

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the pill that changed my life

The Pill Changed My Life When My Boobs Grew Overnight

The summer I was sixteen years old, the pill changed my life. The unexpected transformation started with a three-week period — the female kind. It took the form of a raging, disastrous storm in my ovaries filled with a torrential down-pouring of my insides, painful cramps, and a lot of tampons, all while attending a […]

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women who go braless

Why Shame Women Who Go Braless?

I’m baffled by news stories shaming female celebrities or other women who go braless. The headlines are written to shock and meant to embarrass and chide them, as if they forgot their bras or suffered a wardrobe malfunction. It’s assumed that the  women in question are committing some kind of fashion sin. The strangest part is […]

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Bare Reality

Bare Reality Reveals Beauty of Women's Breasts (NSFW)

I’m not often exposed to bare boobs, at least not like those found in the new Kickstarter book project, Bare Reality: 100 Women and Their Breasts. I’ve seen my fair share of breast images; hiked up in racy bras or teeny string bikini tops (giving the wearer that “tits on a platter” look). If they […]

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Is 50 Years Enough? Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

The cover of this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue took me by surprise. It wasn’t the typical upper torso, tiny string bikini boob shot. Instead of the usual tits, the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue honored its 50th year with the nearly naked asses of three topless super models. The tagline beneath the picture hails […]

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