Published in Be Yourself·PinnedMember-onlyIn a Perfect World…I’d have hope for the future. Lately, I’ve been writing articles about art and history because those are the topics I am interested in. I like to pretend that I am living in a normal world, so writing such articles is my way of pretending that the world is completely…Future7 min read
Published in Taking Off·Aug 21Member-onlyHas the Real Estate Market Killed the Artist?Or, who can afford to be Picasso anymore? — So, I recently started reading a book I picked up from the library the other day. I’m currently on page 97, but I read something in the previous chapter that stuck with me.Paris3 min read
Published in Grab a Slice·Jun 27Member-onlyAmericans Are PissedA long list of grievances America is not a happy place. All of us are angry about something. We all feel the need to protest, and the litany of topics to protest against is long. When my husband said “we should go to the Capitol to protest this weekend,” I…America11 min read
Jun 24Member-onlyThe View From HereA vision of America’s future.Roe Vs Wade1 min readThe View From Here----1
Published in Grab a Slice·Jun 22Member-onlyThe “Principles” of the Texas GOP Reads Like a ManifestoI just finished reading the Texas GOP far-right platform, and jeez-Louise, I thought I just read a gunman’s manifesto. The document is so insane that I don’t even know where to begin, so I’m just gonna link a Reddit thread here that discusses some of the insanity in detail. Overall…Texas Gop2 min read
Jun 10Member-onlyThe Mayans Were Born on the Wrong PlanetEither that, or they were born too soon. Aside from the whole sacrificing component, the Mayan world, in general, was one filled with intense beauty. The Mayans must have known that the rest of the world was nowhere near as beautiful as where they happened to live. The Mayans must…Mayan2 min read
Published in Grab a Slice·May 10Member-onlyThe Absurdity of it AllCovid Vomit in the Eyeballs So, Saturday was a crappy day at work, as all days are starting to be. To say that we’re short-staffed doesn’t even describe it. We’re short-supplied, short-willed, short-empathetic, short everything. People who have worked here for 20+ years have been quitting left and right and…Covid Diaries5 min read
Published in Grab a Slice·May 3Member-onlyWelcome to The Divided States of Kentucky.A lot of us saw this coming…. If we’re going back to the 1950s, then I want me some Elvis. No? You can’t give me any Elvis? Okay, then, give me those sweet 1950s home prices. No, you can’t give me that either? Okay, then, give me some of that…Supreme Court2 min read
Published in Taking Off·Apr 27Member-onlyNotre-Dame de ParisA story of a cathedral. — Notre Dame was once new about a thousand years ago. Its cornerstone was laid in the year 1163, and the final carvings were completed in about the year 1300. It took nearly two hundred years for Notre Dame to be officially complete. Yet, the Notre Dame we see today is…Paris3 min read
Apr 21Member-onlyPoemsa trio. Greenland Let me assure you that Greenland is the farthest thing from green. The entire continent looks like a sheet of glass. Flat and white Flying above it the continent is mistaken as being a giant cloud. Vast and clear not a thing marks its surface. Greenland is the epitome of Nowhere…Poems2 min read
