Barbara Shine - Yahoo! Voices

Forced Watch

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Barbara Shine) — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:26:00 EDT

I'm helpless while a sculptor I cannot see or dissuage chisels away the sharp corners and tender bulges that made my mother unique.

Contributor: Barbara Shine
Published: Jul 15, 2005

Courtesy Absurd - A Poem

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Barbara Shine) — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:21:00 EDT

A victim displays a habit of manners.

Contributor: Barbara Shine
Published: Jul 15, 2005

True Cleavage: Surviving Congenital Heart Disease

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Barbara Shine) — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:04:00 EDT

I was flat as a board well into my teens. While my friends developed breasts and cleavage, I felt slighted, unfeminine, and inferior. Eventually, my longing for cleavage was fulfilled in an unexpected way.

Contributor: Barbara Shine
Published: Jul 15, 2005

Atrial Fibrillation: Living on Planet Drum

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Barbara Shine) — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:19:00 EDT

Thah-dump. Thah-dumpbumbum. This is my heart, in unseen, muffled, but insistent rebellion. A noisy dysrhythmic protest.

Contributor: Barbara Shine
Published: Jul 15, 2005