Mish Pope

DELTA By Adrienne Rich If you have taken this rubble for my past raking though it for fragments you could sell know that I long ago moved on deeper into the heart of the matter If you think you can grasp me, think again: my story flows in more than […]
My Story Flows In More Than One Direction

“I ask no favor for my sex, all I ask the brethren to take their feet off of their necks” Ruth Badar Ginsberg I was scrolling through Facebook and saw the trailer for the new documentary on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg — known as ‘Notorious RBG’. “What people […]
Quiet, but sharp

“While we try to teach our children about life, our children teach us what life is all about” Mish Pope My daughter is almost 4. When I went on the journey of becoming a parent I tortured myself over the ‘right way’ to do things. What formula to buy, when […]
10 Things I’ve Had to Let Go Of As A ...

Today you are you, That is truer than true. There is no one alive that is yourer than you. Dr. Seuss This weekend we went up to Perth with our daughter. She proudly came out of her bedroom. Bright Yellow Pants Captain America Shirt on And her ‘Anna’ Frozen dress, with […]
Pans Of Brownies

“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow–this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” Elizabeth Gilbert The floor of the theatre on the cruise ship was woven with colours of a deep sunset. Worn and tired, my hands danced across the industrial feel as a […]