by J.E. Remy
You’re sleeping soundly as the first rays of the day start to crawl across the sheets. (Soft curves and tantalizing shadows.) Your breath is too soft to hear as the light runs its fingers through auburn hair. (Your fingers tucked neatly under pillows.) I kiss your cheek and whisper, “I love you.” You shift lightly and whisper back. (Quiet words meant only for me.) “Ah muvlbu,” you mumble incoherently.
I want a TARDIS. I want a dimensionally transcendental space/time vehicle with a library the size of a small city, and a broken chameleon circuit. I want a place to call our own, with plenty of room, that still fits tidily in the corner. I want to take you to places you’ve never been, to re-remember the past, check in on the future, and get lost along the way.
Things move so fast when you don’t quite know where you’re headed. It’s as if having a destination provides a timeline... or an escape plan. I don’t know where we’ll end up. I don’t know if we’ll run out of gas getting there. But you keep holding my hand, and promising it’ll turn out just fine. So, I’ll just keep hoping you can read the map better than me.
Three Steps
by J.E. Remy
Three steps was all it took to realize she wouldn't be going in her apartment, the dog wouldn't be going out, and there would inevitably be a puddle waiting for her when she got inside. In those three steps, she knew she wouldn't be answering the phone ringing in the bedroom, and going to get coffee would have to wait for another day. In three little steps, she would finally be forced to introduce herself to the neighbors, and suffer the embarrassment of depending on strangers. Three steps from her car--and she knew she'd locked the keys inside.
Three steps was all it took to realize she wouldn't be going in her apartment, the dog wouldn't be going out, and there would inevitably be a puddle waiting for her when she got inside. In those three steps, she knew she wouldn't be answering the phone ringing in the bedroom, and going to get coffee would have to wait for another day. In three little steps, she would finally be forced to introduce herself to the neighbors, and suffer the embarrassment of depending on strangers. Three steps from her car--and she knew she'd locked the keys inside.
An Open Letter to Planned Parenthood Federation of America
I recently received a letter from Cecile Richards, President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. This letter appeared to endorse President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. I appreciate the precedent such a nomination has the possibility of creating, nevertheless Planned Parenthood is blatantly disregarding its goal of leading the reproductive rights movement by endorsing Judge Sotomayor.
Judge Sotomayor made it clear she does not support the reproductive rights of women in her 2002 decision of Center for Reproductive Law and Policy v. Bush. In this decision, Sotomayor supported the Bush administration policy of denying family planning funds to foreign organizations that perform or promote abortions. Sotomayor stated, “the government is free to favor the anti-abortion position over the pro-choice position, and can do so with public funds.”
Planned Parenthood claims to believe in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual's income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence. As such, Planned Parenthood should be ethically opposed to Sotomayor’s nomination.
If Planned Parenthood intends to continue advocating public policies and endorsing public figures which guarantee reproductive rights and ensure access to such services, I would encourage Cecile Richards to reverse her endorsement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Now is the time to apply pressure to Congress and President Obama, to provide a nomination that will achieve the historic qualities of his current nominee, without taking a step back in promoting human rights.
(Submit your concerns and ask Cecile Richards and Planned Parenthood to reverse their endorsement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor by emailing Planned Parenthood at pponline@ppfa.org or calling 212-541-7800 or 202-973-4800)
Judge Sotomayor made it clear she does not support the reproductive rights of women in her 2002 decision of Center for Reproductive Law and Policy v. Bush. In this decision, Sotomayor supported the Bush administration policy of denying family planning funds to foreign organizations that perform or promote abortions. Sotomayor stated, “the government is free to favor the anti-abortion position over the pro-choice position, and can do so with public funds.”
Planned Parenthood claims to believe in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual's income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence. As such, Planned Parenthood should be ethically opposed to Sotomayor’s nomination.
If Planned Parenthood intends to continue advocating public policies and endorsing public figures which guarantee reproductive rights and ensure access to such services, I would encourage Cecile Richards to reverse her endorsement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Now is the time to apply pressure to Congress and President Obama, to provide a nomination that will achieve the historic qualities of his current nominee, without taking a step back in promoting human rights.
(Submit your concerns and ask Cecile Richards and Planned Parenthood to reverse their endorsement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor by emailing Planned Parenthood at pponline@ppfa.org or calling 212-541-7800 or 202-973-4800)
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