Monthly Archives: March 2013

Scratching at my Thanatophobia

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Cathy Borders

I’m afraid to die. Terrified, actually. My parents think it’s because I’m an atheist. Though, I was terrified when I was a Catholic too. As a kid, I couldn’t shake the idea that I was going to be trapped inside … Continue reading →

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The Penelopiad

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Cathy Borders

I love Margaret Atwood. I open one of her books, wondering if I’m going to read it next, and then I’m on page 35. Her prose is like really expensive vodka: clear, neat, but surreptitiously powerful. I love it. Just … Continue reading →

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Dora: a Headcase

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Cathy Borders

Dora, Freud’s infamous and beloved hysterical mute. Dora, “the true ‘mistress’ of the Signifier.” (Cixous) Dora, feminist extraordinaire. Dora, teenage sherocket in combat boots. Given the importance of Freudianism, it’s easy to see the feminist attraction to Dora. For Hélène … Continue reading →

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Other Women

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Cathy Borders

I had been waiting a year to read Elizabeth Abbott’s Mistresses. In the early days of bébé, I was eyes burning, skin aching, fall asleep standing tired. Every time I opened a book, no matter how much I fought it, … Continue reading →

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Raw, beautiful, and honest

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Cathy Borders

The first blog post feels important, emblematic, as though it foreshadows everything to come. I thought maybe I could begin with a thesis statement of sorts, but unlike my other blog, Eidetic Traces, which is rigid and structured–a kind of … Continue reading →

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