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Category: Culture

Creativity

Vision 2022

Ever notice how every time a horrible or seemingly unexpected thing occurs, someone finds some sci-fi book* or episode of The Simpsons** that “predicted” it? This morning I…

July 17, 2020June 3, 2022 · 3 min read

Culture

The Weaponization of a White Woman’s Social Media Feed

Update August 2020: This article just went up. Again, nowhere is the perpetrator clearly stated to be black– the word “looters” is assumed to mean black by everyone.…

June 4, 2020June 3, 2022 · 5 min read

Culture

Mercy mercy me

Why do you continue To say that the money is what matters? To tout it as the stuff of life. Why do you perpetuate this fakery, born of…

April 11, 2020June 3, 2022 · 2 min read

Its not the economy stupid
Culture

March 24, 2020November 15, 2022 · 1 min read

Body & Health

Rose Garden Ruse

I’ve been furious. I’ve been feeling so enraged I make memes like this: I’ve been arguing, repeating myself,  and get outraged over and over. I still can’t believe…

March 14, 2020November 15, 2022 · 3 min read

Culture

The death of dignity: ain’t that a shame

I hate to make such a bold statement, lest in come true, but I had to find a way to express what I think could be going on…

February 10, 2020November 15, 2022 · 4 min read

Best of Mommess

Testimony 2019

This was originally written as testimony to RI state legislature to help pass the Reproductive Health Care Act in RI in 2019l codifying RI’s citizens right to abortion…

February 10, 2020April 5, 2024 · 4 min read

Best of Mommess

to women who’ve made themselves a holy mess of wonderfulness

This is a shout out to all women, like me, who have experienced trauma and made themselves a holy mess of wonderfulness. This is a shout out to…

January 23, 2020February 10, 2024 · 2 min read

Body & Health

Dart Dart Dart

Dart. Dart. Dart. Rest. Dart. Dart. Dart. Finger, thumb moving. Eyes darting. Soul wondering. Entertainment! A Life! Exciting! Surprising!. Odd. Outrageous. Horrible. Sad. Scroll. Share. Share. Share. Smirk.…

January 6, 2020November 15, 2022 · 1 min read

Best of Mommess

Praying is the last thing you should do

Now, don’t get all hating on me for this. I believe in the power of prayer. Because of prayer, perhaps some important people in my life are alive.…

December 25, 2019June 2, 2023 · 2 min read

Best of Mommess

This isn’t allowed anymore

If I hear one more person refer to “the media” as a monolith, I’m going to… to…. Really, we know better than this, don’t we? There is no…

October 11, 2019June 2, 2023 · 3 min read

Culture

Modern myths

Subtitle: Survival is only for those that can perish. I often wonder about the grand mythic strokes being written across America these last few years. They are big.…

August 10, 2019April 21, 2025 · 3 min read

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