The Middle Class Coasting mindset is predicated on the idea that the baseline for prosperity and stability is set and will not change
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Finding Myself
[the following originated as a facebook post; I have expanded on it extensively here so it's not the same text, but incorporates it and delves deeper into the idea.] I am so weary of cynicism. I get that it is my default, along with sarcasm, as a response to difficult...
The Future of Grieving Futures
Back in 2010 or so, I wrote a book I call Grieving Futures detailing the slow collapse of my family and my emergence from that as an adult orphan. It's a painful book and in retrospect I'd write it very differently, if I were writing it today. But it is also an...
tiny dancer
I’m sitting here at my desk, my feet nearly asleep from sitting here most of the day. Which is every day, really. I only feel safe here at the desk, under the pretence of doing something. I like to narrow down the space I take up to thin slices, even in an apartment...
Stranger Things, stranger theories
[major spoilers for the TV show Stranger Things below. don't say I didn't warn you!] So okay, here's my response to a lot of fan theories circulating. I have to admit I'm disappointed with the meta about this show -- maybe I'm used to higher standards? But everyone is...
{196} The soul of Star Wars is not a single note
Fans of Rogue One say that it has brought Star Wars back to the feel of the original trilogy, that it has saved the soul of the franchise. Fans of The Force Awakens say that it has brought Star Wars back to the feel of the original trilogy, that it has saved the soul...
{195} The Power of NO
As I get older, I think one of the most subversive acts of resistance a woman of any age can do is say "NO." It's personal and political. I long ago said "no" to becoming a mother, and am judged by many the lesser for it; women saying "no" at work to being paid less...
{187} New Year Advent Day 4 (December 28th)
Determination: the act of deciding definitely and firmly After days of grief and courage, I think the logical follow up is determination. Determination is different from planning something specific, it the emotion at the core of the act of deciding something. Whether...
{185} New Year Advent Day 3 (December 27th)
Courage: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty I was beating myself up this morning trying to figure out what a good theme would be to follow grief, but nothing came to me. After doing some creative work, I thought...