How do McCarthyism and Donald J. Trump's declaration of the mysterious "Antifa" faction intersect? The fix is in.
A Note On Antifa, the K* Kl*x Kl*an, and Echoes of McCarthyism
A note on MLK, jr. in relation to today’s nationwide protest movement:
Broadening the mainstream perspective on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What More Must Be Said?
A venting session re: restorative justice in the United States.
Social Distancing, My Old Friend (Or… Unsettling Neutral Perceptions of Isolation Through a Racialized Lens)
There is no dignity to be found in letting anyone else determine whether or not you have it—and least of all those who perpetually change the goal post not only to benefit themselves, but also for their own amusement. So long as I breathe for the rest of my life, nobody will have such power over my senses again.
LANGUAGE, INSTITUTIONS, AND REALITY-MAKING POWER
There hasn't been an election year in my adult life that hasn't found a foothold in my consciousness and deeply influenced my moods and perception of the world—and while I've often been encouraged by friends, families and health care professionals alike to pry my eyes and ears away from every political development that unfolds on the municipal, …
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A Note On Worthiness – My Truth
In bell hooks All About Love, the widely celebrated feminist author offers a profound meditation on the true nature of love across a variety of contexts. Doing away with easy platitudes or throwaway advice, the author endeavors to—through the study of some of the world’s greatest philosophical and clinical minds as well as through personal …
Why I Am Choosing Hope In A Fractious Time
I want to encourage everyone to be publicly, vocally excited about the candidates and proposals they like in this election—even if you fear censure from your peers. The shame and sense that all hope is useless is a tactic being sold to you for someone else’s benefit. As long as we buy the idea that …
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“Nature Has Fixed No Limits On Our Hope”
Life moves in cycles. Sometimes things are warm and pleasant and lively, and you can't wait to be in the throes of springtime joy. Other times, the cold comes, and you'd rather hide out in the dark and gather your strength until you're ready to walk in the light again. Sometimes, you bloom. Other times, you take a break and stay out of the fray until you're really ready.
Nevada-Based Interactive Literature Startup Lorable Selects Evynn McFalls, M.A. As Chief Marketing Officer
Lorable, a Nevada-based software company specializing in the development of choice-and-scenario based narrative tools, today announced the recruitment of Evynn McFalls, M.A. as Chief Marketing Officer.
Cooking Up Joy: A Meditation On Life’s Smallest, Greatest Pleasures
Earlier this week I read a piece in Refinery29 by famed former Vogue Paris editor and authoress Joan Juliet Buck. Titled "Advice To My 26-Year-Old Self", the work was a reflective letter from a wisened woman who saw much in her life and found clarity as a result. Perhaps because I am the age cohort …
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A Language of Being 