February 2011
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January 2011
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Gay Marine’s husband surprised at respect shown by... →
Well, look how easy dignity can be.
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“Our addiction to information inclines us toward mentally stimulating material...”
– Boyd, Present Perfect (via trinitygracelife)
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I'm listed in Tumblweeds under innercity,...
I’m listed in Tumblweeds, a user-generated community directory that rates Tumblr bloggers by their number of followers. Find me listed in #innercity, #creativewriting, #socialjustice
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Third Shift. Pt. 2
This morning one-year old D ambled down the stairs, shuffled through the kitchen, and stopped in front of where I sat in the living area. He smiled with his teeth parted and gums showing, holding his arms out at his sides before his Mom hoisted him into a highchair. D is the sweetest little faker I know. He will walk over, lay his head on your knee, and sigh, for no reason. He will also pretend...
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“As one might guess, the praxis of male feminist epistemology calls for different...”
– Steven P. Schacht, The Promise of a Male Feminist Epistemology, 2001. (via malefeminist)
Well this is exciting, true, and hopeful.
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“Women and men communicate differently, often on entirely different planes. But...”
– Norah Vincent in Self-Made Man
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WatchThe documentary featuring my former roommate, and dear friend, Meredith (and several other friends) about our Mission Year experience is finally online in it’s entirety. This is how we (and a lot of other 18-30 year olds) spent last year, living in the inner city, at the poverty level, and working for established social services organizations and churches.
If you look hard you can also see...
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Audacity
Last night I walked into work and read the white board where we keep track of who is currently living with us, who is suspended, who isn’t allowed to leave the building, and where all out clients are claiming to be (the community, school, the hospital, etc). We had a new 18-year old move in the night before with her three kids, ages 3, 2, and 4 months. When I read through the files of new clients...
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Third Shift. Pt. 1
At 1 a.m. I look out the back window for raccoons and intruders and think about what I’d do if I saw someone climbing over the fence into our snow—covered backyard. What if I saw L’s pimp, who had the nerve to show up here during daylight hours, climbing over our fence? I have so many questions and sharp elbows for him. As it goes, hurt people hurt people. I wonder how he got hurt. Hurt mothers...
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WatchYou’re welcome for my review of Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts (I KNOW!).
If you would ever like my opinion on other delicious and pastry-ed foods, please, please let me know.
Also, I am very aware of my grammar errors in this video. Thanks. I take no responsibility for what I say while eating Pop Tarts.
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Cartography
I dislike New Year’s Resolutions and I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s that I see the tradition making people think about things that are superficially wrong with them and I don’t support starting a year off like that. I know this obviously isn’t true for every resolution. As I write this in Chicago the memorial service for my grandpa’s life is going on in Ohio. I can’t be there because of tiny...
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