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on the subject of my uterus
The irony of my life:
Me: I’m 37 years old, I refuse to go back on birth control, and I give zero fucks if I my increasingly ridiculous periods cause me to bleed through my pants. The world can just fucking deal with the reality that women menstruate.
My doctor, literally two months later: Your biopsy indicates that you have precancerous cells in ( Read more... ) -
on school shootings
Twelve years ago, when I began my teaching career, it occurred to me that what I need most from society, in particular the parents of the students I teach, is that they love their children more than I love their children ( Read more... ) -
on anthems and irony
Irony is a difficult concept to teach. When I present the concept to students, I define it as what happens when the reality (or truth) is right in front of someone but he, she, they are unable to see it. Students struggle with this definition, so I often add another definition, that of irony being the opposite of what is expected occurring ( Read more... ) -
sometimes anger feels like an orgasm, tastes like chocolate and salted caramel
You’re disgusted by the thought
Of the blood between my thighs.
You curl your lip and
shame me at the sight.
But now I know
You hate the thought
that a woman can bleed absent the strike
of your hand.
So lost in your contempt that
when you recoil you forget
you have no teeth with which to strike. -
teaching high school...
It’s the third day of school, and in comes a grumpy student who was working her crap minimum wage lunchmeat slinging job until 2 AM. I wonder aloud if this is legal. Other students indicate that it is, for anyone who is sixteen or older (my research indicates that this is true, not surprising considering that I live in one of the more ridiculous of ( Read more... ) -
brothers...
I have a tendency to agree with Louden Wainwright ( Read more... ) -
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So the single greatest joke (most satirical, best pun ever) is not reaching enough people. This is from Vine Deloria Jr’s book, Custer Died for Your Sins ( Read more... ) -
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It's been 24 hrs since I watched Wonder Woman and my bisexual, feminist ass hasn't yet recovered. *smokes metaphorical cigarette* -
books meme
1. Hardback or paperback? This really depends on the book. I’d say what’s more important is the size of the book and the purpose. For instance, why were my science textbooks in college printed on high quality paper when that stuff is frequently updated while my English anthologies, containing works of literature that, y’know, don’t change, printed ( Read more... )