Roe v. Wade should be 50 today.
Author Archives: mssusanrubinwriter
Vote! Then Keep Writing.
We have the power! If we VOTE. And if we write, speak, and stay loud.
Beyond 44 Horatio Street
POV: You’re the building I grew up in—at 44 Horatio Street. This is awkward. I’m the subject of a book, and the author asked me to write a piece about the characters, the themes, the murders! Why? I’m a unique, red, brownstone on Horatio Street in the West Village. Why write the damn piece ifContinue reading “Beyond 44 Horatio Street”
Shana Tovah!
Rosh Hashanah is meant to mark the anniversary of Adam and Eve’s creation—a story I rewrote through a play called “Eve 2” some years ago.
On Death and Dying (and Writing)
Seeing friends who are gone reappearing on stage and in print is as close to Heaven, or the Bardo, or the Rainbow Bridge, as I can get.
Women’s Stories Fuel Women’s Equality
In moments like these, we all need to become material witnesses.
Next Stop: The Feminist Future
What if I told you we could go on a trip through time and space right now—riddled with sex, wine, intelligent ideas—as we wait to see if the earth will keep producing life, and to stop the horrible monsters who run around spouting ugliness and hatred?
Law and Order—and Justice
triumphant moments, in fiction and in real life, remind me: Justice is Alive. We have to demand and find it together, and work together to welcome it home to the so-called Land of the Free.
Pride is Part of My Feminist Future
LGBT pride flag photo via quotecatalog.com/quotes/inspirational. Happy Pride Month—which sounds odd to say this year, given what is going on for women and LGBTQ+ folks right now. Trans kids are being banned from playing sports with their friends and somehow we’re still talking about which bathrooms people should get to use. There is an increasingly crazyContinue reading “Pride is Part of My Feminist Future”
Remembering Dr. George Tiller
Today, in Dr. Tiller’s honor, I encourage us all to take action for abortion rights and access.