I had some unexpected visitors the other night. As pleased as I was to have their company for a short amount of time, their visit left me thinking about a lot of things, as it usually does. Most of the…
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Looking for Role Models in All the Wrong Places
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Another scandal has descended upon our delicate sensibilities and we can hardly talk about anything else. Well, actually, I can talk about plenty of other things, but all I’m hearing about and seeing on the news is Tiger Woods and…
Twas the Night of Black Friday
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Twas the night of Black Friday, and all through the towns Eager shoppers had hunted for the best bargains around. They showed up in droves, stood in line before dawn, To ensure they got the deals before they were gone.…
Compromising Positions: A Holiday Tradition
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Halloween is tomorrow, which means Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Ah, the beginning of the holiday season. Visits from family, too much food, shopping, stress. For me, I associate the holidays with compromising positions. It’s something of…
Born-Again Lesbian
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It’s not what you think. Really. Actually, maybe it is. Since I can’t read minds, I have no idea what the phrase “Born-Again Lesbian” brings to mind for other people. If it’s anything related to “born-again Christian” – baptisms, a…
Tell Your Demons to Keep it Down. I Can’t Hear My Voices.
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I’ve been fighting a losing battle for some time now. Not because it isn’t possible to win. I just haven’t been approaching it the right way. And in many ways, it’s not just my battle. You could say I’m an…
Why I Write
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I’ve thought a lot about why I want to write. It isn’t just limited to getting pent up crap out of my system, though that has been most of it lately. Writing enables me to express myself in a way…
Thank You, Anne Lamott, Wherever You Are…
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I’ve found myself in a funk of late, and haven’t been sure just how to shake it. Between career disappointments, family stress, serious illnesses in the family, financial stress, and a general dissatisfaction for the current state of the world,…
Are Those My Civil Rights in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
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Humor me for a moment, and let me paint a picture for you. Let’s imagine that we live in a world where everything is reversed, like Bizarro World. Superman is evil, women are the ones in power, and homosexual relationships…