Stories have the power to create social change and inspire community.

The danger is in what we codify, commodify, and exploit.

We write out of our humanity by writing through our direct experience. That which is most personal is most general, which becomes both our insight and protection as a writers. This is our authority as women, as human beings.

If a man knew what a woman never forgets, he would love her differently.

Who wants to be a goddess when we can be human? Perfection is a flaw disguised as control.

When I write, I put one foot in front of the other. It's an act of faith. I just follow my heart.

John Lilly suggests whales are a culture maintained by oral traditions. Stories. The experience of an individual whale is valuable to the survival of its community. I think of my family stories-Mother's in particular-how much I need them now, how much I will need them later. It has been said when an individual dies, whole worlds die with them. The same could be said of each passing whale.