“You’re not one of us!” they yelled. And that’s bad. I knew exactly what the rest of that thought was. Different is bad. I’m different. So I must be bad. The seed was planted. Partially by socialization, somewhat by biology, … Continued
Wednesday night, I randomly came across a HuffPost opinion piece titled ‘Christians Turn Love into a Four-Letter Word‘. It’s by Suzanne Dewitt Hall, a freelance writer who lives with her wife and cat named Chicken. I found it Googling “turn word … Continued
I’d like to extend a few challenges: See how few words you can use and still get what you want. See how few steps you can make between deciding what you want and getting it. See how good you can … Continued
One of my favorite films is The Big Lebowski. It’s a… crime comedy?… about the misadventures of the titular character: Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski. Nobody calls him by any other name. He’s The Dude, so that’s what you call him. That, or His … Continued
Recently, I started as Editor-In-Chief for the National Institute for Social Ethics. (I curate publications from online posts to the official Ethics Report.) I’ve been planning topics, finding guest writers and interviewees, and posting article after article (and, subsequently, looking … Continued
We all have STUFF… We put on masks and try to pretend like we don’t, like we’re a-ok and not a totally insecure weirdo. We have to comply, configure ourselves to the norm so that we’re not outcasts. Rejection is … Continued