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Category: Reflections

The crowd at Chicago's March for Our Lives fills Union Park.
Reflections Posted onApril 4, 2018

To The White Woman Who Marched For Our Lives And Frowned When I Said “Black Lives Matter”

Let’s not pretend our eyes didn’t meet. I saw the look you gave me. I saw you turn around. I saw your gaze travel from…

A photo from the Portland Rose Garden
Reflections Posted onFebruary 26, 2018

The Cost of Empathy

‘Sup, blogonauts. Lately I’ve been thinking about how difficult it is to be a good person — that is, to be the kindest you can…

Statue of William Shakespeare captioned "The Only Darkness is Ignorance"
Reflections Posted onJanuary 12, 2018January 23, 2018

Embracing Ignorance

Ignorant. Something has been bothering me about the way we use that word. Let’s turn to my preferred dictionary, Merriam Webster, to see its definition:…

A person's feet surrounded by broken debris
Reflections Posted onJanuary 1, 2018January 23, 2018

An Invocation For 2018

May I fail in 2018. May I fail every single day. May I fail, and fail, and fail again. Each time I fail, may I…

Reflections Posted onAugust 15, 2017January 23, 2018

News and Status Update

Slashing through a maze of cobwebs, a bold writer descends into the deepest chamber of the dungeon. Dust rises with each step. It has been…

There's no wrong way to be bi
Reflections Posted onSeptember 23, 2016January 23, 2018

Confessions of a Non-Binary Bisexual

Today is Bi Visibility Day, which means it’s that time of year again to talk about my sexual orientation. Contrary to what some of you…

Reflections Posted onJune 15, 2016January 23, 2018

Grief and Monsters

I’m not writing a typical Monster of the Week post this week. After this weekend’s massacre, I’ve struggled with many feelings. Pain, anger, defiance –…

The genderqueer colors, purple, white, and green
Reflections Posted onApril 11, 2016January 23, 2018

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Hey. So, this is a blog post. It’s a tough blog post, for me. I mean, it doesn’t have to be, right? Let’s give it…

Reflections Posted onApril 1, 2016February 12, 2018

My Life Coach, The Fourteen-Month-Old

Are you happy? I hope so. But experience tells me that most adults will pause to think about their answer. At best, it’s probably a…

Tubbs strikes again!
Reflections Posted onMarch 28, 2016January 23, 2018

How to Train Your Cat, or, How Your Cat Trains You

I’ve gotten into a few arguments recently over a very unexpected topic. It’s not politics, not work related, not about who’s smooching who on the…

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