All the generations of women were gathering in celebration of their daughters who were coming of age. They would be talking about their own experiences as a way of passing oral history down to the young girls who were curious to know the story of their grandmothers’ fight for sexual freedom. The Girls were ready to… Continue reading Gigi’s First Time
Category: Higher Ground
Rusty’s Kids
Kristie awakened with a start to see two disheveled blond toddlers with huge blue eyes and dirty faces dressed only in soggy underpants peering at her through a window above the trailer. She is suddenly in a panic. Where is she? What is she doing there? Where is Chad? Speck? Lenna? The kids belong to… Continue reading Rusty’s Kids
Nice Trip
A bunch of them were living in a classic modern middle class neighborhood. The students had rented a three bedroom house and were sharing as young people often do when they’re trying to get established, go to school, work, and hustle. Someone scored some Peyote and everyone was up for trying it. They prepared the… Continue reading Nice Trip
Hippie Houses
In college towns back in the day big houses were shared by multiple couples or individuals trying to get through school or just eek out a living. These houses dubbed “Hippie Houses” existed all over town. “Room for Rent” was a common hand made poster you’d find on a telephone pole or a bulletin board… Continue reading Hippie Houses
Hippie Kids
The children of the counter-culture breeding became little half nude toddlers who were breast fed, wore real cotton diapers, and tie-dyed baby clothes. They had names like Rainbow, Luna, Bright Skye, and Red Dirt. They gathered together as their moms went about raising them. The kids formed their own unit attending day care, play groups,… Continue reading Hippie Kids