Consent

You can legally fuck her before she can vote
Before she can choose where she wants to live
Before she can have an abortion without
the permission of her parents.

You can fuck her before she can legally
change her gender to a he

We say: we trust you to make decisions
about the dicks that go inside your body
but we don’t trust you to make decisions
about who should lead the country
or make the laws that govern your body

She’s a party girl. Look at those boots,
that skirt. that pair of of delectable lips.
Her tits are big, her clothes fit her better
than they will for the rest of her life.

But open a bank account? She’s not old enough
to have that responsibility.
Buy porn magazines so she can find out
what turns her on?
Not that either.

We don’t trust her to smoke, or drink,
or gamble or own a gun
or watch an R-rated movie.
We don’t trust her to run for public office.
But we trust her to fuck.

New Year! I'm not feeling quite as enthusiastic about this year's fresh beginning as I usually am at the beginning of January. That's in part because I'm still smoking, despite several recent attempts to quit. I am drinking a LOT less, however, and TRYING to cut down on the cigs. I'm also a tad disappointed in myself with how little theater I did this year. I started out strongly, performing with Teatro del Pueblo at Orchestra Hall, but that was pretty much the only play I was a part of, though I was in one other small improvisational project and acted in a short film, which was screened at the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival. I did make some strides with my writing: contributing to the Star Tribune, which has been fabulous, and contributing to Hyperallergic, Classical MPR, City Pages, etc. I've had some bigger projects that I've felt proud about, which somewhat makes up for my lack of creative output. In 2016, I do have a project in the works that is going to end up as a video series. I'm thinking about race, and about being a white ally. My boyfriend is helping me out to create a video series that looks into these topics in short, informative and hopefully entertaining video snippets. How will we pay for this? I'm not sure, but I'm excited to get started!