In memory of those who tried to carry on but couldn't Trigger warning: The following piece deals with suicide. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please contact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 and /or reach out to someone in your life who can help. If you know someone who needs help, be that …
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For Once, Passing a Nice Milestone
It’s July 20. A Monday. (I had to double check that to make sure.) The year – I won’t say its name; it doesn’t deserve the recognition – is a little over half over. I’m sure that most of us will be happy to bid it farewell this winter. Not that it’ll matter. Time is …
Care Package for Sunday, June 28, 2020
Who I Am, Day 7There are quite a few new visitors to this blog and the daily Care Package, so I’m spending the next few days dedicating it to some of the pieces of culture that I count among my favorite. I hope you enjoy them. Poetry: My Philosophy of Life by John AshberyJust when …
An Unsolicited Commencement Address To the Graduating Class of 2020
To the Graduating Class of 2020,I’m not here to waste your time, so let’s not beat around the bush. This sucks. You’re not graduating from high school in the way you’ve spent the last dozen or so years anticipating. You’re not seated in an auditorium, gym, or park, your family, friends, and community crowded around …
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Care Package for Thursday, June 11, 2020
Poetry: You Are Who I Love by Aracelis GirmayYou, selling roses out of a silver grocery cartYou, in the park, feeding the pigeonsYou cheering for the beesRead more Song In My Head: True Trans Soul Rebel by Against Me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUrfrCfvZDc LGBTQ Art: 7 LGBTQ Artists Who Made Profound And Lasting Contributions To The Art World …
