November 10th, 2024 It’s been said by people way smarter than I am that we should “find community” this week and be with each other. Twin Cities Con couldn’t have happened at a better time. (A special thank you to the peerless TCC gang who make this show one of my favorite weekends of theContinue reading “Twin Cities Con 2024”
Tag Archives: Politics
Bye Bye Bye
November 6th, 2024 Oh, boy. Woof. After a tumultuous few days (though, let’s be honest, it’s really been years), starting tomorrow I will be blocking specific people from my social media accounts. It’s not a small amount. Before I do that, however, I want to explain myself and give you a chance to read it.Continue reading “Bye Bye Bye”
Election Reaction
November 6th, 2024 if u came to the internet today to see sad lib tears, i got u
The Day After Tomorrow
November 4th, 2024 As anxious as I am for tomorrow, I’m even more anxious for another day. The day after tomorrow. By that I mean that all of this doesn’t end when the last ballot is counted. When we say this is an election like no other, it’s not hyperbole, or the political version ofContinue reading “The Day After Tomorrow”
The Anti-Hero
October 21st, 2024 It’s me. Hi. I’m the enemy within. It’s me. It is really interesting to me how failing to address alienation in this country has exponentially produced more alienation. Allow me to explain? One the reasons social and political experts have given for the rise of Donald Trump is the alienation so manyContinue reading “The Anti-Hero”
Say Aaahh
October 8th, 2024 What is education in a democracy? Why, education is how we make antibodies. I’m in college now, so I’m insufferable (“But you’ve always been insufferable!” you say and you are so right, ma’am); a lot of my studies so far have about our literacy. Reading, sure (literal literacy should never be takenContinue reading “Say Aaahh”
Shake It Off
August 6th, 2024 I love Tim Walz. To be clear, when I say “love,” I mean I love him as a fellow dog dad and decent human being, not in some cult-like, vaguely-romantic way. I want to tell you a story about haters. I’ve worked in restaurants for a very long time. Maybe since theyContinue reading “Shake It Off”
a little fucking better
July 17th, 2024 I’ve been thinking a lot about my mom today because I’ve been thinking a lot about change. Before she passed I was very anti-change, because she was here and who would want to move on from that? Years ago I was asked to write and sing a chorus for a spoken wordContinue reading “a little fucking better”
Milk Milk Lemonade
July 8th, 2024 What if we encouraged children to be kind and caring instead of conditioning them to be shrewd business-people? I thought about this as we drove past a 50-cent lemonade stand the other day. I can usually have good conversations and constructive arguments with people, except when they’ve been brainwashed about a fewContinue reading “Milk Milk Lemonade”
Two Sentences To Keep My Head Above Water
June 27th, 2024 This year, and for the past month specifically, it’s been hard for me to write stuff. Not my fiction stuff. That stuff is going strong. I’m in my vampire era and loving it. No, I’m talking about the real stuff I write here on the internet. I’m not treading water; I’m doggyContinue reading “Two Sentences To Keep My Head Above Water”
The Den 