To me, a feminist belong in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.

I didn't go out looking for fights as a kid, but if it was necessary, I'd fight. Fighting was a daily thing where we lived.

Last year's troubles, They shine up so prettily, They gleam with a lustre they don't have today.

Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way.

I always thought that if I was popular I must be doing something wrong.

I still consider myself a feminist.

Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that theres a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life.