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Conjunction junction
Why is writing always last on my list? Because every other thing I have to do is ultimately a responsibility to someone else as well. If only I could escape to a place where time didn’t exist, just long enough to pen my masterpiece. I suppose a watched to-do list doesn’t check itself off. Continue reading
Ann Romney, conservative princess
Ann Romney’s second tweet ever ends with the words “All moms are entitled to choose their path,” -the modern day equivalent of “Let them eat cake”. Continue reading
Change your mind and the world changes with it
We are led to believe that a drowning man will pull us down with him, and some of us believe it so strongly that we’d rather walk away than risk the gamble. Certain death or suffering is more acceptable than the possibility of social discomfort -as long as it’s someone else’s death or suffering. Continue reading
Back to Reality
If it weren’t for my ability to construct a good story, I’d look pretty lousy on paper. This isn’t to say the story is untrue… far from it. Continue reading
When I Was Your Age
This may sound cliche (it certainly feels that way), but I see younger people than myself moving around doing mindless, ordinary, everyday things and I want to grab them by the shoulders and make them see how much they might take for granted. Continue reading
Brains… cycles.
Then comes the realization; maybe if I changed something, a few things, and threw a little randomness into my struggle I could adapt. Perhaps a little evolution is in order, and the only sure way to start it is to break the pattern. Continue reading
Redefining Rape
Pressuring a woman to have sex with you is not rape. If the conservative right gets it’s way in the future of legislation in this country, raping a woman won’t even be rape unless they somehow classify it as “violent”. Continue reading
Who is Mary Diamond?
Although my situation is sometimes unremarkable, I'm remarkably affected by it. Feel free to comment.
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