Jane Credland

Jane Credland has been telling stories since she discovered words, long before she learned what they could do. In the past twenty years, she's been British, Canadian and is now living in the US. She's working on finding the words to tell that story.

Arts and Culture

With or Without Pockets

By Jane Credland

“I have the right to wear my own clothes, but not the right to have pockets in those clothes. What am I supposed to do with my hands without pockets? I hate when they swing at my sides, and crossing my arms over my chest is the wrong body language. So, I clasp my hands tighter and tighter, missing the bite of silver rings into my flesh, the pain that holds me to the present.”