The Second Try
I was dead when they found me. They weren’t entirely sure how long I had been dead for, but it was a good few minutes.
Read MoreIs Eyerape a Real Thing Or Is Intolerance of Staring Closeted Racism?
What you perceive as a black man eyeraping you, may actually just be a black man giving you what he thinks is a “friendly, flirty look.” That you immediately dismiss his stare as attempted rape is as racist an attitude as they come.
Read MoreThe Heart of Courage
by Renee Garcia-Brown For all who resist Someone once told me that compassion is greater than courage As if the two were separate Like you can have one without the other As if courage is purely brain-bound while compassion is heart-felt and Courage was a lesser virtue because Good people are motivated by their […]
Read MoreWinter Respite
by Renee Garcia-Brown For all those too stubborn and pissed off to quit. Softly, I must end this year As bloody, broken as I am picking up butchered slabs of my own flesh Hoping I can fit it all back together Enough to hold it firm to heal So after a light soft […]
Read MoreI, Here
by Renee Garcia-Brown For my cousin Bruce Morgan, 1957-2017 I dreamed I saw the ocean again And remembering the dream now, I’m crying. On my birthday I dreamed I was home, homeland, ocean the birthplace of life Homeland the birthplace of me 3 AM near the sea. In the dream I walked between […]
Read MoreThis is Why We Always Listen to the Victims
What kind of message do we send the world if accused rapists, child abusers, and sexual bullies are tolerated because of their likable personality and the pleasing scenario that they’re just too good to have done something so terrible?
Read MoreReflections on Louis C.K.’s Weird Sexual Misconduct
It’s not just about Louis C.K. sadly whacking off anymore.
Read MoreWitch Burning
Like witches, they cast their spells over first one then two, then maybe three or four. Then, before you know it, entire villages are damned by the wickedness of their sorcery.
Read MoreTips for the Newly Homeless
Winter is here bringing with it challenges for those sleeping rough.
Read MoreBurt Campbell from Soap Was the Original Cosmo Kramer
The death of the live audience reaction is was what killed the clown.
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