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The 90's called. You left your power in a desk drawer.

December 29, 2022

In 1997 I was not the only woman in the room but I was definitely outnumbered. However, 1997 was a grand improvement over 1992 and I was starting to feel better about it. Maybe more comfortable? I definitely thought it... Read more →

Posted at 12:56 PM in Abortion, Anarchy, Communication, Community, Controversial, Corporate Hooey, Current Affairs, Dec2022, Flash, Human Rights, incendiary, Isolation, Legacy, Life and Times, Lizard Brain, Memory, Men, Nihilism, Nov2022, Old School, Risk, Roe v. Wade, Shame and Guilt, Truth, Web/Tech, WhatTheHellWasThatAllAbout, Whitewashing, Women, Work, WTH | | Comments (0)

It Was My Choice.

June 26, 2022

It's taken a long time to understand that the root of my, um, the root of the things I find most uncomfortable in my life, is a perceived lack of choice. It's hard to pinpoint when actual lack of choice... Read more →

Posted at 01:37 PM in Abortion, Anarchy, Commitment, Communication, Compassion, Controversial, Current Affairs, F the Patriarchy, Family, Fear, Girls, Goodness, Grief, Healing, History, Human Rights, incendiary, Isolation, Jun2022, Legacy, Life and Times, Lizard Brain, Love, Lucia, Memory, Mental Health, Michael, Old School, Parenting, Personal Shit, Politics, Population, Rage, Relationship, Risk, Roe v. Wade, Shame and Guilt, Trauma, Women | | Comments (0)

It Was Easier Then.

May 16, 2022

A Very Nice Parable We drove the yellow-green Rambler from Michigan to Connecticut. She told us to watch the trees. We’d know we were in New England when the trees changed color and they did. As far as I know,... Read more →

Posted at 06:01 PM in Anarchy, Boundaries, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Controversial, Current Affairs, Faith, Family, Fear, History, Human Rights, Humanity, Humility, incendiary, Isolation, Legacy, Lizard Brain, Love, May22 | | Comments (0)

When are you?

March 04, 2022

I dislike generational boxes. Hard stop. I was born in 1964 and entered the public school system in 1969. I had no concept of Vietnam and less of WWII. I don't remember a time before outside the home childcare and... Read more →

Posted at 04:07 PM in Anarchy, Chernobyl, Communication, Community, Controversial, COVID-19, Current Affairs, darkness, Death, Fear, Grief, History, Home, Human Rights, Humanity, Humility, incendiary, Isolation, Legacy, Mar22, Memory, Nihilism, Old School, Parenting, Politics, Risk, Science, Stupid People Tricks, Thinking, Trauma, Truth, Whitewashing, WTH | | Comments (0)

The Bullet Proof Baby: Ch. 16 - Hunter Station

March 15, 2021

So I can get a Chappaqua station pass? AILISH ELIZABETH MCCARTHY! Right. So you'll pick me up? In what world? The late train? Maybe. **** I'm going to Hunter in the fall. They let me in. Any particular reason they... Read more →

Posted at 09:06 AM in Bullet Proof Baby, Civil Rights, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Elizabeth, Food Insecurity, Human Rights, Humanity, Isolation, Legacy, Mar2021, Politics, Population, Rage, Relationship, Risk, Shame and Guilt | | Comments (4)

The Price of Silence

January 20, 2021

From the ACT UP funeral march carrying the body of Mark L. Fisher from Judson Memorial Church up Sixth Avenue to the Republican National Committee headquarters on the eve of the presidential election, 1992. Stephen Barker Where were you in... Read more →

Posted at 04:45 PM in Communication, Community, Controversial, COVID-19, Current Affairs, Death, Fear, Grief, Healing, History, Human Rights, Humanity, Humility, incendiary, Isolation, Jan2021, LBGTQA++, Legacy, Life, Lizard Brain, Love, Mental Health, Patient Rights, Personal Shit, Politics, Population, Rage, Risk, Science, Whitewashing | | Comments (0)

Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming

October 23, 2020

I was only expecting steam from the fissures; not a full scale eruption. I think, maybe many of us think, if we look at a thing often enough, eventually we soften the impact. I don't think we do; I think... Read more →

Posted at 03:19 PM in Anarchy, Civil Rights, Communication, Community, Controversial, Current Affairs, Death, Edit, Fear, Grief, History, Human Rights, Humanity, incendiary, JimCrow, Legacy, Life, Lizard Brain, Oct2020, Play to win, Politics, Rage, Risk, Shame and Guilt, TopHits, WTH | | Comments (0)

I loved you yesterday

September 29, 2020

"I loved you yesterday And I love you just the same And none of the things you do Could tear us apart I loved you yesterday And I love you just the same When I gave myself to you You... Read more →

Posted at 10:28 AM in Anarchy, Boundaries, Civil Rights, Communication, Community, Controversial, Edit, Fear, Grief, Healing, History, Human Rights, Humanity, incendiary, Isolation, LBGTQA++, Legacy, Life, Lizard Brain, Love, Mental Health, Parenting, Risk, Ritual, Sep2020 | | Comments (0)