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Water Music

The final essay brought up from the archives… a personal piece, written in the immediate aftermath of late January 2010, edited later that year, still felt in 2016.   I am on the BART back to Oakland...

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Santa Rosa: A Love Letter

I was there last in August, on my most recent trip to the Bay Area. I stayed at my aunt and uncle’s house, just across the street from the high school and down the road from Santa Rosa Junior College;...

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Sudden-Onset Baby-Mania: A Sufferer’s First-Hand Account

Another tidbit from before this blog even existed: written in 2008.  Edited in 2012, by which point the sentiment had already well passed, but oh well…   The biological clock is rumored to exist within...

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On Israel

Written in September 2014.  Not posted because WHY WOULD I INVITE THAT INTO MY LIFE eh fuck it though…   My life isn’t complicated enough. I think I’ll write about Israel.   Much ink has already been...

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An Incomplete List of Things That Have Failed, Despite Mayim Bialik’s*...

-wearing khakis -wearing sweatpants -(wearing unisex sweatpants) -wearing a hoodie -(wearing a Shaun White for Target boys’ hoodie) -not wearing makeup -wearing glasses -long hair -short hair -being...

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When You’ve Gotta Be Right

Berners, spring/summer 2016:  Any result that is not Bernie Sanders as the Democratic nominee is illegitimate and wrong! We must disregard the votes of millions of black women, who have overwhelmingly...

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Dear Al Franken

Please. Step down.   It’s been a long few weeks for women (and men) who hold memories of assault and harassment as part of our lived landscapes. It’s been a good, surprising kind of pain, to see...

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Spamming States’ Rights

Disqus has apparently decided that I am a spammer. Because spammers always read posts like this and leave comments like this:    The structure of the US Senate is a very real problem. Relying on...

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A Marvelous Grief

Note: I use “MCU” here to refer strictly to the film franchise, not to any of the Marvel television properties.   Acknowledgments: thanks to all those who engaged in a fascinating and deep discussion...

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Ihops.net and this blog have moved to redwoodandbirch.com.

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