Table of Contents

Foreword: The Mystery of Tattoos     ix
Introduction     xiii
A Daughter's Defiance, a Woman's Decision   Shoshana Hebshi     1
What's in a Name?   Brandy Lien Worrall     7
Rewarding Challenges   Amanda Cancilla     13
Beauty Isn't Just Skin Deep   Ang Harris     17
My Angel   Amber Hallin     23
Going Wild   Arjean Spaite     29
A Long Time Coming   Rebecca Bandy     35
Brothers in Arms   Kathryn Godsiff     39
Living Canvas   Sasha Merritt     45
Tattoos, Love, and Regret   Alissa Nutting     51
Shogyoumujou   Andrea J. Morgan-Littrell     57
Bye Bye, My Bluebird   Heather Nellis     61
My Mother, the Lion   Alisa Gordaneer     67
A Search for Balance   Cathy Spencer     73
The Innocence of Children   Rachel Linda Ogden     79
The Secret Tulip   Joan Hobernicht     83
They Don't Teach This in School   Juleigh Howard-Hobson     89
Living Large, Living Free   Joanne Oliver Flanagan     95
Smart Thinking   Helen Kay Polaski     101
The Turning Point   Deana Lippens     107
Happy Birthday to Me   Barbara Clark     113
The Phoenix and the Pirate   Brett Palana-Shanahan     119
Fish Out of Water   Annie Werner     125
Armageddon and Elvis's Hips   Val Ladouceur     131
Forever Eighteen   Catherine Lanser     137
No Apologies   Kim Kane     141
A Tale of Three Tattoos   Holly Janelle     145
Moving Forward   Julia M. Shea     149
First Impressions   Chris Marek     155
Tattoo Fever   Tara Alton     161
Grandma Led the Way   Michelle Swartz     167
Beautiful Pain   Samantha June Engbers     173
The Compass Rose   Lucie M. Winborne     179
It's a Wonderful Life   Jean M. Miller     185
A Small Price to Pay   Melody Barbosa     191
Jie Mei   Liz Entman     197
Pawprints on My Heart   Charlotte Brewster     203
My Life as a Suit   Tara Goddard      209
Just One of the Guys   Babette Lane Jinkins     215
Future Tattooed Women of the World, Unite!   Amy Brozio-Andrews     221
Frequently Asked Questions about Tattoos     227
Works Referenced     237
About the Editor     242