Category: FemFridayVol2

Gen X Watch’s First Year & Future on the Past

In January I started an experiment. Use nostalgia as the vehicle to have important discussions about now and the road ahead. Would people want to take this deeper journey beyond memes about the past being awesome? You came and a lot has happened and more is going to happen. The Idea Nostalgia is comfort. The music…
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December 31, 2024
Important Statement on Beauty From Trauma

A deadline has been missed. It is the right thing. Let’s talk about that. Last night Tawn Krakowski (AKA Empress at Tawnlandia) reached out to me to tell me she was having trouble with recording this week’s episode of Fem Friday. For those who may not know, Gen X Watch and Tawnlandia have gone into…
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December 21, 2024
November Belongs to the Women of Fem Friday!

In the month of November Gen X Watch experienced another month of growth! 5% in unique readers to be exact. But the readers also made it clear that women and mental health matter. Before we get into your top 3 for the Month of November, we wanted to take a moment to thank you. We…
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November 30, 2024
Women’s Thoughts on the New Fem Friday!

Fem Friday has a new home in Tawnlandia! You can read it on Tawnlandia’s Medium Channel for Fem Friday. If you want to listen to it read by a seasoned audiobook reader you can listen for free on her Patreon or her Feminist Forum. There is a new emphasis in the Fem Friday’s in this…
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November 10, 2024
When Fem Friday is More Important Than the Election

What could be more important than the most important election in history according to social media? When a Fem Friday is in the ICU. The last time I saw her we met at a restaurant. We closed out the restaurant that day. We laughed in the parking lot about how 4 hours felt like 20…
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November 6, 2024
Fem Friday to Have a New Home!

TLDR Version: Fem Friday will have a new home at Tawnlandia so it can have it’s own identity and grow. It will reach a broader audience of women and offer audio renderings and new voices! This makes books based on the Fem Friday Features possible! Fem Friday is Bigger than Gen X Watch! Fem Friday…
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November 1, 2024
Editor In Chief’s Open Letter to Women

Dear Women of Fem Friday, It is with a deep gratitude and concern that I write this. I just finished the first draft of an upcoming novel about one of the most special Fem Friday Women I have written about. As I reflect on the strength and experiences of the woman the main character is…
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October 25, 2024
Stevie Nicks is the White Witch and The Lighthouse

On September 24th of 2024 Stevie Nicks released The Lighthouse. Nicks wrote the song to encourage women to stand up for abortion rights. It did not get a lot of fanfare despite the full court press of publicity for this important song. On October 12th of 2024 she would perform live on Saturday Night Live.…
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October 18, 2024
The Life of Mia Zapata and Love After Tragedy

Are there creatives that most of us will never hear of? Should we check out our local music scene? Is how we lived more important than how we died? Do we need to remember who the person was and their art more than what they endured? In the case of Mia Zapata of the Gits,…
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October 11, 2024
Wednesday Addams is the Hero Fem Friday Needs!

Does a fictitious character that inspired countless women mean as much as one that exists? Can inspiration be found in someone we met when she was nine? And do men have to be aware of their reactions to women who refuse to conform? In the case of Wednesday Adams, the answer to all of these…
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October 4, 2024