Tag: civil war
Patience
My PC laptop is very old and our apartment’s WiFi is very shit so it takes forever for me to, say, open a folder. FOREVER. But then, when it eventually, finally, does manage to OPEN A FILE FOLDER and I verbally exhale an exasperated ‘finally‘, my PC makes a satisfied happy sound which I interpret […]
Double Life of Sorts
I have to say, as I prep for/engage in two job interviews for positions this week, I also have this little voice inside which says: “What’s the point? You’re doomed.” Well, it’s not quite that dramatic but that’s essentially its core messaging. Why? If you’re a new reader, I received the death toll of genetic […]
The Man in the Moon 🎃 and Being a Libra♎️ in a Civil War
It’s probably not smart to stare at a full moon for five consecutive minutes without being equipped with mystical intention or having incantations in hand. Because the moon is a quietly influential celestial body. Yet, last night I simply couldn’t look away, feeling safe and uncharacteristically warm inside our shitty apartment. And the moon wasn’t […]
Remembering Winter and My Smashed, Broken Robot Friend
Living in Wisconsin, everyone is on their last legs by the time March rolls around due to the intense and extended darkness and cold. Stiff and frozen, we idealize warmer temperatures and dreamily look forward to grilled food, sunshine, fresh air, backyard parties and summer activities. Of course, this year none of that has been […]
The American Civil War Doesn’t Need a Sequel, Much Like the Matrix
“It’s about you but it’s not about you” is the way I can best sum up a response to some things other white people are saying about white privilege in the context of the current movement to acknowledge and address systemic racism. And, sure, police have been killed in the line of duty but black […]
Brain Wars!!! 