Seeking a Home in the Midst of Collapse
Every night, I get up at least twice in the night to bring meals to my partner. He is too disabled now to get his own food from the kitchen. We have a…
My Patriotic Education
This happened last week, but I’m still thinking about it. The trick the president is trying to pull is outdoing himself constantly so each shock makes…
(Almost) Hopeless
Content Warning: This article discusses police brutality, internet censorship, and near-term human extinction. Not sure where to begin after a day li…
I'm not saying religion sucks, but it hurt me, okay
Disclaimer: this is not an attack on religion or religious people for being religious. It's just my thoughts about MY former faith and how I inter…
Therapeutic Creativity
Today to procrastinate on writing my daily blog post, I’m updating my page about the themes I’ll be covering in my memoir. People online have been ask…
Writing Doubts
Writing is a real fight. I've been at it for nearly five hours, and I'm starting again with nothing. The blog as a medium is one that I was i…
Everything (Sucks)
How do I sit still while the planet is dying? The bees are dead The big boss is up in his tower My face is red Yelling, but there's soundproof gla…
The Urgency-Sustainability Problem of Poverty
I spend a lot of my time explaining myself to people who don't know what it's like to be truly poor. In many ways, I myself do not know what i…
When am I getting back to writing?
In December 2019, I announced that I was back on the blog. Then 2020 happened, and in the past 8 months I've hardly posted once a month, mostly to…