By Lily Abells, TIWP Student The battered old truck grumbled to a halt in the empty parking lot. Emily sighed and cut the engine. She rubbed her face and pushed at the door. Its old, rusted hinges stuck, and when she slammed her shoulder into it, she almost toppled out. She shut and locked it […]
Advice for High School Girls
By Loryn Nieto, Graduate of TIWP & Miramonte, Class of 2017 It’s okay not to know what you want to do or be. Use this time to explore different interests. You might surprise yourself. Step out of your comfort zone, if you feel comfortable. I know that’s contradictive, but you will know when there is […]
The Jump
By Lily Abells, TIWP Student “You’re such a big baby,” Joe sneered at her from the middle of the pool. “I am not,” Louisa crossed her arms and looked away. “I just don’t feel like swimming in the same pool as someone gross like you. Her cousin rolled his eyes. “Whatever. That’s a lame excuse. […]
My Heart
By Izzy G., TIWP Student My heart is for flying. And watching sunsets. My heart is for the moment when cool water cleanses the palette and starts something over. My heart is for the curls that can’t sit still and the moles that darken. My heart is for heartbreak and disappointment. Doubt and deceit. Passion […]
Anxiety Vs. Logic
By Audrey Lambert, TIWP Student I drummed my fingers on the table. “Hey,” said a sort of acquaintance that I knew from school. “Oh, um, hi,” I scooted over so that he could sit next to me. Shouldn’t have done that, said Anxiety, now you have to make small talk. Don’t be ridiculous, said Logic, […]
A Short Rant
By Lily Abells, TIWP Student It’s all too much to deal with, this massive overload of stress—like what if I miss a due date or turn in my application to the wrong place or (oh god!) what if the file gets deleted and I have to start over?! I don’t know how I’d deal with […]
Goodbye Grade School
By Ariele Taylor, TIWP Women’s Class This piece originally appeared on Grown and Flown. https://grownandflown.com/goodbye-elementary-school-graduation This week my youngest child graduates from fifth grade, which means that after fifteen years, our family graduates from elementary school and closes the door on a tangible marker of our children’s childhoods. Fifteen years of riding bikes to and fro, […]
In A Light Soaked Realm
By Julia Lima, TIWP Student This “found poem” was inspired by an interview of Gloria Steinem by Lindsey Stanberry: http://www.refinery29.com/2017/05/153643/gloria-steinem-exclusive-interview-create-cultivate-conference In a light-soaked realm: women fight, women write, women find strength. Their spirits replace the floors, their powers kill his policy, and their revolution raises equality like flowers on earth. They are the majority, a […]
A New Me
By Lisa T. Wood, Treasurer of Board of The Intuitive Writing Project My intuition whispered to me softly—lay fallow like the rich, productive fields and something new will grow. So I cleared the field of my life, turned it over, aerated it and then let it be. Oh, it’s not as if I did “nothing.” […]
Bikini Body B.S.
By Pearl Biggers, TIWP Student Billboards, advertisements, and magazines scream at us: “Get your summer bod in only twenty days!” “How to shape up for summer time bikini season!” “Are you beach body ready?!” As we approach the summer months, we also approach the season of the ever illusive “bikini body.” Women force themselves to […]
The Intuitive Voice 