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I didn’t question his intentions, because why wonder about what can only be good? Who doesn’t want to be worshiped? He only wants to be with me! He loves me!
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ELECTION 2016: Most Important Issues
From several surveys and data sources, these are the biggest issues Americans are concerned about in the 2016 Election: The Economy This area is detailed below. Joblessness (has fallen) Employment (remains depressed) Economic Output (has rebounded) Household Income (has fallen) Inflation (tame, flat) Home Prices (growing, but not back to Read more
Hell Hath No Fury Like My Midlife Crisis
I never did tell you the full story. I like to condense my material into bite-sized bits. You know, so that you can swallow the truth. Teeny tiny bite-sized thoughts, that sprout from some teeny tiny place. Don’t be fooled, what is bite sized can choke you. Hell yes, it Read more
Exposing Social Injustice: The Wrong Way
Social Justice? How About Embarrassment? It happened one fall day several years ago when I began a new job as a classroom music teacher at an alternative private school. At the age of twenty-four, I was the youngest faculty member on staff. Due to my age perhaps, the headmaster of Read more
Before It Was Date Rape
I grew up in a university town and was dating and partying with college boys while I was still in high school. These boys had gone to high school with me and my friends and several knew our older brothers and sisters. It felt safe. We knew their parents. It Read more
Love Wins
John sits in the New York City office of the Human Rights Campaign, slightly hungover from the previous night’s festivities, but still basking in the satisfaction of a major victory. It has been a long fight, and John has the battle scars to prove it. He spent countless days lobbying Read more
Love is Love: The Reality of LGBT Latino Community
Certain challenges come with being a Latin individual living in the U.S.A. It can be difficult to embrace a new culture, while keeping your roots and simultaneously staying true to your home traditions. When I first moved to the US some friends laughed at my accent, strangers judged me based Read more
A Swan Song for an Expectant Mother
I used to read my horoscope occasionally just for fun, but I didn’t put much stock in it. In fact, I was skeptical of anything I considered to border on divination or the occult. Sure, as a teen, there were slumber parties with séances and Ouija boards, but I never Read more