By now most of us have seen the Politico piece declaring 2022 the year we got tired of narcissists, which is nothing more than a faulty framework to attack a biracial woman who had the “audacity” to speak up against the mistreatment and racism she experienced. Still, Meghan Markle found herself smack-dab in the middleContinue reading “Joanna Weiss is a Woman Familiar to Us All, and That’s What is Scary”
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A Loss Isn’t Always a Loss
0-2 was something a man would anonymously write to me on Facebook and via snail mail after the last election I worked on – an innocuous school board race that became downright vile. Well joke’s on you suckah because I was actually 0-3. Seriously it became such a running joke – along with the rumorContinue reading “A Loss Isn’t Always a Loss”
It’s a Struggle to Love This America
I wasn’t planning on posting this week – forgive any spelling errors as I am on my phone – because I’m on vacation and for once had this crazy idea that I would actually take a vacation and not attempt productivity. Not to mention that I don’t actually have a paying job so… While IContinue reading “It’s a Struggle to Love This America”
Thoughts on the Buffalo Shooting
Note for this post: When I say “we” I am referring to other white Americans. I typically feel compelled to write something after a mass shooting. They are so frequent that it has become routine. Writing is my salve. The way to get all the thoughts competing for space out of my head. Sometimes theyContinue reading “Thoughts on the Buffalo Shooting”
We Weren’t Hysterical; We Were Right
This morning as I woke up to the news I had expected, Roe essentially overturned, but distressed nonetheless. The first thing I thought of was not my daughters. Because my daughters will be fine. Even if they ended up pregnant one day and didn’t want to be, we have access. We could pay for anContinue reading “We Weren’t Hysterical; We Were Right”
Stop AAPI Hate
I’m trying to collect my thoughts about the murder of 8 AAPI in Atlanta last night. We don’t have all the details, but I do know this: I know it’s a hate crime. I know it’s a culmination of a year of heavy racism and targeting by the former occupant of the White House, butContinue reading “Stop AAPI Hate”
Tuesday
It’s been awhile. Between my new blogging gig and a snowpocalypse that left us living like pioneers for a week (thankfully our house is still inhabitable after the damage it sustained) I haven’t had a ton of time for this blog. Ok, I also wasn’t writing because I’m still not sure what this space isContinue reading “Tuesday”
The Time is Now, The Day is Here
Yes, that’s a Les Mis quote in my title. If any day was created for some dramatics it’s today. It’s sort of surreal that today is here. I remember 4 years ago, living in Tampa, beside myself with confusion and grief compounded by a move to “red” Texas 4 months later where I didn’t knowContinue reading “The Time is Now, The Day is Here”
A Reminder on this MLK Day
A reminder: One quote shared to Facebook on MLK Day isn’t enough especially if his words are twisted to make him out to be some moderate, preaching colorblindness (yes I’m referencing the “color of his skin” quote. It wasn’t a call for slicker racism. Don’t misuse it.) But, if you want a quote that “surprisingly”Continue reading “A Reminder on this MLK Day”
Sedition: The Day After
I don’t have the words. Maybe I don’t need them. Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised at the flagrant display of whiteness at work. Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised that the same people who carry the flags of a seditious insurrection from the 1800’s support one now. I’m thinking of marginalized folx this morning and howContinue reading “Sedition: The Day After”
The Mere-Dish 