Occasionally I have to get grounded from the news. Usually in times of extreme strife. Like after 9/11. The 2006 Beirut bombings caused me to flip out more than usual; I blame an antidepressant mishap for my extreme reaction, although really? The situation merited more extreme reactions than it got. Perhaps not the six sleepless …
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Life’s Little Misguided Instruction Book
Posted on May 2, 2013
Have we all forgotten how to live? Did we ever know in the first place? While being full-on immersed in the book publishing stuff, I’ve been having difficulty focusing on reading books. Instead, I’m taking the iPad to bed every night and reading articles I’ve saved through the day. Which is probably why I’ve had …
Steubenville Needs Riot Grrrls.
Posted on March 19, 2013
Twenty years, and where are we? We’re mired in the Steubenville rape case, and I’m wondering how the hell this is still possible. How does our culture still exist when there are kids who don’t know rape when they see it? How have we not devoured our own tail when we still have women bemoaning …
I Chew on My View of “The Talk” Because “The Jeff Probst Show” Made Me.
Posted on March 13, 2013
I’ve fallen into routine, and I’m okay with that. Every weekday, one of three things happens after I take my kid to school: I go to the Mud House, get all jacked on Americanos, pork, and good creative vibes, then write all day. I go back to bed. I make a giant cup of coffee, …
