Breaking the Taboo
We’ve alienated each other from the conversation about fiscal policy, corporate policy, and shamed ourselves into silence. Either you’re a temporarily…
Why Trump's Executive Order Is Very Bad News
Big content warning for in-depth discussion of the recent executive order from President Trump on choosing to imprison families together instead of se…
New Book Title: Music in the Dream House
I’m known for having fifteen brothers and sisters, narcissistic parents, an upbringing in a house of chaos, and an education rooted in fundamentalist…
'Working from Home' While Homeless
A very kind person has made sure that we aren’t sleeping on the streets. They didn’t have a room to spare, but on hearing that we were facing homeless…
Me, irl
I wake up and walk to a quiet oasis, sit down, load a bowl, and light a cigarette. This is my morning routine, it is the only medicine that calms my a…
A Cry for Justice
“Don’t you speak over my voice! I will return from the shadows.” –Aurora This blood-stained land has not known justice in centuries. When I look to…
The Pity Accusation
“When I was poor and complained about inequality they said I was bitter; now that I'm rich and I complain about inequality they say I'm a hypo…
The Diversity of Human Thought: A Project
My wonderful man is fascinated with psychology, and often collects books on the nature of the human mind, along with neurology. Recently he put a proj…
Recovering from Devotion
أَنِ اغْدُوا عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَارِمِينَ "Go early and rush to your orchards and crops if you wish to gather all their harvest and…