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Who’s Afraid of the Childless Cat Lady?
J. D. Vance’s “quip” about childless cat ladies has caught the wrath of the internet, news pundits, and talented meme makers. How did this fraction of a sentence uttered three years ago capture the attention it has? Perhaps, as I’ll explore, it wasn’t simply a “quip,” but rather an expression of a much deeper position…
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Gaslight
Epic gaslighting move: The gaslighter tells the gaslightee that they are the actual gaslighter. It’s like the movie Inception but without the special effects or entertainment. The confusion and wondering how it ends is on par, though.
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Learning About Love
I think I understood love today in the shape of tiny feet tucked under a tiny body a giggle a splash of water at the kitchen sink sheer elation in seeing her walk, something shared by homo sapiens yet rendered me speechless. It’s the sound of Baaaa baaaa or moooo moooo no logic no rhyme…
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IRL
“I’m going to the bakery. Would you like anything?” I asked. “You’re going out like that? You look homeless,” he said. No, I thought. It’s nearly 11:00 am. I look like a woman who has changed a diaper, had a coffee, tended to emails. I look like a woman with a Ph.D. I look like…
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To My Younger Self
To my younger self, Your body is nothing of which to find shame It’ll nudge you when something isn’t right A twinge in your soft belly It’ll lift heavy things and you’ll smile in amazement It’ll bend and stretch and take you through Foreign lands France Spain Egypt Palestine It’ll let you know if it’s…
