By Riot Trrrt
Posted on January 22, 2017
To My Lovely Daughter,
Yesterday, I marched with 250,000 at a Woman’s March, held
on the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration.
I marched because an irrational, childlike bigot who brags about sexual
predation and flip-flops on abortion rights...
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Letters to My Daughter: On the Eve of the Inauguration…
By Jurassic TartPosted on Sunday, January 22, 2017Dear Daughters,I have avoided writing you this letter for a couple of months, despite the fact that I have been warned that I should. People who have lived in totalitarian countries where the threat of violence is much more real have urged the writing...
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Carrot and Orange Cake
By Treacle Tart
Posted on January 1st, 2017
This cake recipe came about when I had oranges leftover from making marmalade and my mum had received a large number of carrots in her weekly veg box....
Tart Reviews: The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All The Way Home
By Agent Tarter
Posted on January 1st, 2017Written by Catherynne M. Valente, illustrated by Ana Juan, age 10 and upIf you’re a fantasy fan and haven’t discovered Valente’s Fairyland series yet, I suggest you get reading! The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All The Way Home is the finale of this remarkable...
Full Bellies – “You’re still feeding him yourself?”
By Treacle Tart
Posted on January 1st, 2017
As I write this, my 18 month old little boy is contentedly nursing from my left breast. This is not the norm in Ireland. We have some of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world, on leaving hospital 56% of women said they were breastfeeding, by 6 months...