MY GIFT, MY CURSE

FUNDIES DO NOT READ THIS

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From Salem to Safe Spaces

The Culture of Modern Day Witchcraft in NYC

By Holly Parkin, Candice Wood, Nicole Rodriguez, and Lilly Neyhart

The Media Treats White Drugs Addicts Like Angels Who Lost Their Way and Treats Black Drug Addicts Like Demons Who Must Be Returned to Hell

Understanding Deal Breakers: The Psychology of Music and Romance

Why breakups happen over music — literally and figuratively

Enviously

Jane spent four weeks locked in a glass box. Each one of us went to see her. Some of us went a few times. But Jane never looked back through the walls. With her face down in a ceramic bowl, she made sure never to make eye contact with any of us.

My Belief System Crashed When My Rapist Was Let Go

According to the state, evidence of my rape wasn’t strong enough for trial. I internalized their refusal to try the man that had stalked, threatened, and raped me as my not being worth the effort. Against me, the state decided on inaction. In…

Things I’d Have Achieved By Now If I’d Had More Pockets

No purse, better person.

In Defense of Teetotalers

Revitalized Christian Alcohol Culture is Not a Pure Good

Update: This post does reasonably well as a standalone piece, and I meant it to be readable that way. However, if you find yourself saying, “Wait, why is he…

To my fellow Americans

President Obama’s letter to the American people on the progress we’ve made…

My Father the Wild Man, Larger Than Life

Growing up a ‘careless man’s careful daughter’ taught me how…