Write or Die
When I have an idea. I write. When there’s something good going on. I write. When things get tough. I write. Writing has been a big part of my life since childhood. My great-grandma, who was a delightful painter and … Continued
The “Me Too” Moments
So much diversity is SO MUCH OF THE SUCK. Plenty of people have plenty to say about inclusivity and diversity. Some of their hearts are in the right place. Some are poser diversity speakers, just trying to make a buck … Continued
ONLY THIS Thinking
I happened upon John Pavlovitz’s Article The Church’s Wasteful LGBTQ-Phobia this morning. In it, he talks about how people spend a lot of time & energy talking shit, being hateful, and holding onto miniature boxes of what they think is … Continued
“Are you gonna be my girl, or what?”
We had started the conversation two weeks prior, and there we were, sitting across a secluded table toward the back of The Freeman, continuing it. A full, lusty voice poured through the air from the bandstand at the front of … Continued
Want to Be Happy & Successful? Don’t Just *Go* to College
I was born in 1985. I’m technically a millennial, but one of the old-school ones who got spankings; never needed or wanted a Participation Ribbon (but that’s bc I was terrified of failure & LOVE to win, let’s get real); … Continued
#YouMightOwnaMAGAHat If You’ve Ever Said Any of These Lines
There’s a hashtag trending on twitter right now: #YouMightOwnaMAGAHat It’s basically a trumper-mocking version of Jeff Foxworthy’s “Yooouuuu might be a Redneck…” that plays off King Baby drumpf’s slogan MAGA: Make America Great Again. Politics are whatever to me lately – … Continued
What are you looking at?
I’ve been doing a lot of introspection and reflection lately (exacerbated by the goings-on in Charleston), and came across this passage in an article about social responsibility written by Albert Borgmann: The great virtue of a nation is that the … Continued