By Alicia Taylor Autism has become such a buzzword today that it’s practically a household word. Words like Asperger’s syndrome slip off people’s tongues in casual conversation. In fact, so many people know it that many people don’t take it seriously anymore. I recently read a touching a news story about a girl who ordered […]
April 4, 2013 8 Comments
April 3, 2013 2 Comments
Mommy!! Can You Hear Me?
By Tracy Madlener I have written many opinion pieces on parenting and I’m always surprised that I don’t have more hate mail sitting in my inbox at the end of my day. I am downright harsh on bad parenting but I am also the first one to admit when I’ve made a mistake. I mean […]
April 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
Let’s Talk About Sex
By: Nora Lee (Guest Columnist) Yes, you heard me right. Let’s talk about sex. This is going to get a bit personal… I was a child of parents who never talked about sex. I was taught about menstrual cycles and the anatomically correct name for our bodies in school and from Judy Bloom. When I had […]
March 29, 2013 3 Comments
Marriage Equality And The Legislation Of Love
By Amanda Fox Marriage equality and the legislation of love is a hot topic right now, but it is also a very personal topic for me as well. For anyone who is unaware, I am a lesbian. I have a partner and we have a family. We have all the same concerns and responsibilities as […]
March 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
People Should Not Have To Sacrifice Freedom To be Safe From Rape
By Alicia Taylor Have you seen all the advice to women to keep themselves and avoid getting raped? 1. Make sure your windows are locked so that no one can sneak in. So much for opening the windows come spring time to blow out the winter doldrums. 2. Never walk alone. Forget about that much […]
March 26, 2013 1 Comment
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Rape: What Part Of “It Is Always Wrong” Is Unclear?
By Amanda Fox We had not planned for a follow-up to our recent post on the rape culture, which is inexplicably prevalent in society, nor did I plan to take on this topic again so soon. Circumstances, however, dictate that we, as Spicie, make certain points abundantly clear regarding this epidemic global crisis. That is […]
March 22, 2013 2 Comments
Product Of My Generation
By Alicia Taylor Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching and really examining my life and its twist and turns. Why has my life been so different than what my parents raised me to be? It has had its ups and downs. This life has known its share of experience building poor decisions. Like […]
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My Mom Always Said Girls Were Made Of Sugar & Spice
By Knikkolette Church I swear I remember walking up the aisle to the cockpit to sit on the pilot’s lap even though I wasn’t even two. I had my second birthday here in the states. Born in Seoul, South Korea, I was adopted and one of the only non-Caucasian students in a tiny school in […]