Thy Dross to Consume
On being sturdy filler-material, and keeping things together
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9 min readJun 4, 2019
Frigid and loose. Harlot and mother. In the a capella Mennonite Church where I was raised, we had a third important dichotomy for the classification of women: soprano and alto.
Unlike the suspiciously feminine sopranos, humble altos never got the flashy melody line or soaring descants. They were sturdy…
