As I go into the mental space of Yom Kippur (known as the "I'm sorry, I suck and I want to be the change" holiday), I'm thinking about apologizing, accepting apologies, heartfelt compliments, changing my life and the world for the better and owning it. This makes me think of some old Soul Pancake videos ( Read more... )

I think I've figured out one of the biggest things that bug me in this "Who Gets To Write What" discourse going around lately.

I think it has something to do with the fear of making mistakes and who gets to make them.


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Quick poll: do you have a character you hate to love or you love to hate?


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One would think that as a feminist (and a humanist and a menimist) as well as a raging gender advocate that I might have something to say about the Steubenville rape case. And I do. I have many, many things to say, but other people have said just about everything that I could or would want to say--and some things I would have never thought to say ( Read more... )

I find that however I open my day affects the rest of my day. In my case, my morning is largely dependent on how the kids are doing getting up and ready for school, but when I'm driving them to their various destinations, I'm careful not to put on the news because--let's face it--it's not a good way to greet the morning. It's often loud and ( Read more... )

After the debates, I have this stuck in my head:

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Pseumoustophy: /ˈsəm'mous'tōfē/ The condition of being depended upon. (from Enter the Haggis slang "some mouths to feed ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I had a lovely conversation about books and plots and Big Ideas and...conversations. The popcorn magic of talking to someone excited and interested about what you are talking about (and vice versa) comes out of conversation, the exchange of ideas and words, tonality and energy, something we strive to recreate from our days after school ( Read more... )

Earlier this summer, I broke the garage door. I did this with the simple application of my car backing into it before it fully rose. To be fair, it was opening and I was in hurry, so I only missed it by about 4 inches--but that 4 inches was enough to bend the lowest panel, knock the wheel off of its track, and keep me from clearing the lip where it ( Read more... )

It's not a new topic: strong female protagonists. We want 'em, we love 'em. Give us your Buffys and Xenas, your Katnisses and Katsas, your Scarlets and your Trises! We want to see action, weaponry, fighting for her life and the lives of her loved ones or to stand up to the Old Order and take it all down in flames! And while I'm as much a fan of ( Read more... )

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