Obliviously Obvious
After Facebook went down last week, I've been exchanging numbers with a lot of you, and I've been amazed at how many of you are still reading…
Groomed
You take my hand And you say you've changed But boy you know your begging don't fool me Because to you it's just a game (You know it's…
Heartlessness and Hate, Part 2
In Christian homeschool speech and debate, we were told that we were learning logic and critical thinking. What we learned was a kind of feigned intel…
Heartlessness and Hate, Part 1
Many people have asked me about speech and debate and whether it helped me with my communication and critical thinking skills. Now that a decade has p…
Surviving and Prioritizing
It may not seem like it by how much I’ve made it a habit, but I hate asking for help. The society I live in frowns upon it severely. No matter how gre…
False Fame
The one episode of reality TV that featured my family was a much smaller thing than we thought. Shared delusions are central to relationships with abu…
Birthday Post 7
Birthdays, for me, are not a time of celebration, but a time to feel the weight of life’s length. I remember when years felt long, and now I feel so o…
Standing Time
How long can you stand up? For most able-bodied people, the question usually comes up when evaluating work. People who can work on their feet are expe…
Learning Disabilities and Homeschool
I have not been in contact with my family in several years, and my siblings have attended some charter school and community college. I can only speak…