Protest
My fatalism helps me to stay sane. In a world where unspeakable violence is commonplace, inequality is endemic, and rapacious greed is steadily rendering our planet uninhabitable, acceptance that we...
View ArticleAn Equivocation
I have a complicated relationship with authority. Growing up with the unforgiving boot of the British school system on my neck, I learned to respect and fear those in power. Coming to the U.S., aged...
View ArticleDrawing At the Bar
To the surprise (and occasional dismay) of my friends and family, I like watching football. While most people would agree that this is a perfectly legitimate and normal pastime, many of those in my...
View ArticleResignation
All my life, I’ve known that I would end up accomplished and successful. I was raised with the idea (common among children born in the 80’s) that I was brilliant, special, could do anything, be...
View ArticleI want to believe
Yesterday was logically impossible. It was magic. It was a miracle. I’m talking, of course, about the Seahawks’ ridiculously improbable victory in the NFC Championships against the Packers. Down 16-0...
View ArticleSigns of Distress
There’s this guy who I see sometimes, on a bench by the canal. He has an old-fashioned radio, complete with twiddly knobs and a broken mirror taped to the top. He holds this ensemble very close to his...
View ArticleHi, Bots!
Who knows how many of this blog’s followers are bots? Quite a few, most likely, but I’m disinclined to sift through and count. When I get a notification that “X is now following your blog,” X is often...
View ArticleJoyous Childbirth Changes the World: A Review
“Women and men are totally different. They are different to the same extent that moles and foxes are different.” “Women working outside the home have mannish expressions.” “The coeducation system is a...
View Article“Dare” to Not Buy Crappy Makeup!
My last few attempts at posting were made while my son was napping, or sort of napping, and were about his naps (or lack thereof). But describing the minutia of our sleep travails (suffice it to say...
View ArticleSo that happened.
I’m at a loss. There is too much to process, to metabolize, to grieve. I’ve been meaning to write something about the election disaster for a long time, but I haven’t had it in me. I’ve cried, I’ve...
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