happyTheodora Goss has written a beautiful contemplation on what it is to be a wicked girl. People I've never met are taking this up as a rallying cry, and that warms my heart and gives me hope.
Emily Gilman has also posted her contemplations on being wicked and lovely, and not living in fear, and these are two brave, bold women I've never met, talking about what it takes to fly.
Be brave. Be true. Fly.
That's all I'll ever ask of you.
ETA: CDBaby now says "out of stock," but will take requests anyway. That's fine. Go ahead and place your order now, and I should have a restock request from them by Monday, at which point they'll have more CDs, and I'll have less.
February 4 2011, 22:13:31 UTC 6 years ago
I went home for winter break (I'm a college student) and my step-father is an alcoholic, a mean one. That song played through my head every time he got drunk, and it gave me the courage to do things like give him (and my mother, who was the only reason I didn't do this sooner) an ultimatum in the form of, "He drinsk while I'm here, and I'll find somewhere else to live" and then call the police when, the next week, he got completely trashed and started actually throwing things at my mother (usually he just yells and such).
I decided I would be a wicked girl saving myself, rather than trying to just live with it. I went proactive.
Thank you for giving me the last push to take those steps.
February 7 2011, 17:30:28 UTC 6 years ago
You are very welcome.
Thank you so much for saving yourself.