Michelle DowdFamily SecretsGrammie asks me to promise I’ll never grow old, stroking my blonde hair reassuringly, as if I’m a reluctant dog. She tells me I remind her…Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
Michelle DowdinAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)What I Learned about Masculinity from my Father“It is not as if what is true, right, urgent and necessary is a light, and what is harm is darkness. They are both darkness; they are both…Jun 11, 2019Jun 11, 2019
Michelle DowdWhat’s Savasana For?“A healer is someone that triggers healing powers within you”Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019
Michelle DowdOver DinnerSome women get erased a little at a time, some all at once. Some reappear. Every woman who appears wrestles with the forces that would…Feb 1, 2019Feb 1, 2019
Michelle DowdTo Be Seen“It’s not what you look at that matters. It’s what you see.” — ThoreauJan 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019
Michelle DowdStrike Your Note“Pathmaker, there is no path. You make the path by walking. By walking, you make the path. ”Oct 21, 2018Oct 21, 2018
Michelle DowdDon’t Let the Bastards Grind You DownThe reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.Jul 19, 2018Jul 19, 2018
Michelle DowdWhat I Learned Pole DancingFor the past few months, I’ve been training with a woman we call J. She’s an accomplished athlete, dancer, performer and business owner…Jun 23, 2018Jun 23, 2018
Michelle DowdHold My HandGayle died when we were fourteen. We were roommates in the Hematology/Oncology ward in Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles the spring of our…Jun 17, 2018Jun 17, 2018
Michelle DowdQuiet StreetOnce you realize that the road is the goal and that you are always on the road, not to reach a goal, but to enjoy its beauty and its…Apr 22, 2018Apr 22, 2018