I am feeling my blog title acutely, in the wake of ANOTHER mass school shooting. Alive: Well, in a country with a gun obsession that claims to be more about "my rights!" than worshiping guns, I made it another day in the USA without being gunned down in a supermarket, church, school, public park, or… Continue reading We should be uncomfortable with this
Tag: politics
Tools of a Narcissist
The narcissist is a pro at using his tools. Do you know how to access your coping tools? As a preface, I *promise* I didn't start this blog to just shout into the political blogosphere, but as second-wave feminism famously said, "the personal is political" so... here I stand once again. I'll try to be… Continue reading Tools of a Narcissist
Addictive Comfort v. Addictive Discomfort
And unexpectedly, mid-morning, the news came through - for me, via a text from my brother on our ongoing family chat - that Pennsylvania officially was called for Biden, and in turn, the AP called the presidential race for Joe Biden and vice president Kamala Harris. There was shouting and cheers, there were joyful relieved… Continue reading Addictive Comfort v. Addictive Discomfort
Waiting in the In-Between
Feel like singing some Tom Petty with me this morning? "The waiiiting - is the hardest part." (Or maybe "Lemme get to the point - let's rollll another joint" might be apt. That can be later if you partake, ya damn hippies. No judgment. But I digress.) We knew the election results wouldn't be quick.… Continue reading Waiting in the In-Between
It’s the post I don’t want to write.
It's the space I don't want to inhabit. But four years ago, I didn't really even truly consider that it was possible for a smart, talented woman like Hillary Clinton to lose the presidential election against a blustering, lying reality star and oaf like DJT. That was naive. I was naive. I thought... yeah, she's… Continue reading It’s the post I don’t want to write.
alive. awake. uncomfortable. 