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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…
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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.…
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…
Culture
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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.…
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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.…
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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…
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.…