May 2013
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How to Talk to Little Girls →
I always bite my tongue when I meet little girls, restraining myself from telling them how darn cute and well-coiffed they are. What’s wrong with that? It’s our culture’s standard talking-to-little-girls icebreaker, isn’t it?
“Teaching girls that their appearance is the first thing you notice tells them that looks are more important than anything. It sets them up for...
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50 Shades of the Complainist: Chapter 1
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tldnr: Anastasia does a bad job interviewing Christian because she’s awkward and he’s sexy. Everything bad you’ve heard about this book is true. Everything good you’ve heard is false. I’m sure I’ll eventually settle into a groove and decide upon a specific format for these chapter summaries, but until then, I’m just going to try out a few different things and see what works for me....
April 2013
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Literature is news that stays news.
– Ezra Pound (via quirkysuyen)
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All of these people are my friends. If you like words/art/voices/stories/essays/New Orleans, please consider backing them in their Kickstarter project found here.
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March 2013
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RIP Harry Stamps. →
This is probably the best obituary I’ve ever read. It’s the kind that makes you wish you had met the guy.
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I think of how I treat my stuffed animals and boyfriends and dogs with the same...
– From “Moving Home” by Meggie Green
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Jonathan Brown's Word Sauce: Awkward Teacher... →
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In light of all my students being mandated to take the ACT in two weeks and my job security hinging upon their results I told them today instead of the usual fun we have we have to work on test prep and then they all got sad.
So I said one day your best friend will…
This poem leaves me in a place where I don’t know how to feel. On the one hand, I...
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February 2013
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Refinance Letter, by Guy Choate
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I own a house in Arkansas that I’m trying to refinance, and I’ve been trying for about a whole year now. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to refinance a house when you’re unemployed, and you’ve been unemployed for three straight years, so I’ll just tell that it’s hard. The banks have been under the microscope on home loans, of course, and so they, in turn, push the microscope...
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My former student on the Colbert Report. So proud.
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Monsanto is quite possibly the devil, inc. →
If you aren’t aware of this awful situation where Monsanto is taking over the small farmer and putting him out of business, you should be. Click on this link to find out what you can do for one farmer who’s going to court against the giant very soon.
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January 2013
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Sometimes you find yourself surrounded by friends at a beach house in Virginia....
– Will Torrey, excerpted from his awesome essay over at Trop Magazine.
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Men Cause Panic In Portland By Carrying Assault... →
I feel guilty for thinking this is awesome. Should I?