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Dear Damsels is Changing
Dear Damsels, Today, we’re announcing a transition for DD. We’ve been running this platform for nearly a decade (if you can believe it!) and in… Read More
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Winter is Always . . .
Say what you want about winter, at least it's a season you can rely on. Claire Gillespie recalls all the things that this chilly time of year mean to her. Read More
6 years ago
The Long Dance
Sarah Yeung steps back from the ceaseless movement of the city to consider what came before, in our Friday poem. Read More
6 years ago
Look how their fingers intertwine
An old couple sit on a bench, and we can't stop looking at them. Join us in Emily Ford's warming fiction. Read More
6 years ago
Remember This
We're opening up ALWAYS with a beautiful, pensive poem by Alexandra Keirsebelik, on something to keep with you, always. Read More
6 years ago
The October Letter
Dear Damsels The theme for October is REMEMBRANCE. Memories drenched in sepia. Rose-tinted flashbacks. Just yesterday, or years ago. These are the moments that made… Read More
6 years ago
Zenobia/Poppet
Your special Halloween treat comes in the form of two chilling, lyrical sonnets. 'Zenobia' and 'Poppet', by Kristin Garth. Read More
6 years ago
The Backs of Your Hands
Emma Boyns ruminates on the small things that bring back the biggest of memories, in her creative non-fiction. Read More
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