But your home is not your prisonYou forgot that without me, you won't go far"Purge the Poison", Marina I think we carry home on our backs.My Diary From the Edge of the World, Jodi Lynn Anderson While I'm not sure how I feel about its resolution, Jodi Lynn Anderson's My…
"When I think of it, my fingers turn to fists." Fiona Apple, Limp Been awhile. I'd like to talk about all my new and ongoing projects, or even just work on them. Instead here's the latest horrific business I don't know how to fix because I struggle to even reach…
"Inheriting the ignorance and hate of earlier generations may have been somewhat out of our control, but it is now our responsibility as individuals with agency to educate ourselves and each other, challenge past wrongs and stop the cycle."Michelle Yang “History is written by the rich, and so the poor…
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is."Granny Weatherwax in Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett I recently read Carpe Jugulum. The Discworld witches serve as midwives as a nod to "Roundworld" midwives falsely accused of witchcraft if their influence was perceived…
"My entire existence was constructed by a sociopath in a sweater vest".Amy Acker as Dr. Claire Saunders in Dollhouse "Imagination, life is your creation.""Barbie Girl" by Aqua When I was making the awkward and painful transition into adulthood, worsened by unidentified ADHD, two of the biggest things in pop culture…
"You see I believe in freedom. Not many people do, although they will of course protest otherwise. And no practical definition of freedom would be complete without the freedom to take the consequences. Indeed, it is the freedom upon which all the others are based.”Going Postal, Terry Pratchett You ever…
"Somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished." - Amanda Gorman I don't watch a lot of the pomp and circumstance that accompanies political events. I'm more interested in what happens behind the scenes, but I had to witness the source of all the great…
"We cannot unify around injustice and lies in an authentic quest for healing and peace. Healing requires honesty. Peace requires justice." - Bernice King Even after all that has happened, some continue to cling to their disillusions rather than entertain the possibility they've been misled. Others have decided everyone shares…
"To warn of a threat and be dismissed is to have your own worth questioned, along with the worth of all you strive to keep safe." - Sarah Kendzior, Hiding in Plain Sight I want to write a happy holiday post full of sweetness and light, I really do, but…
"Today is a good day. It’s easier to be a parent this morning. Character matters. Being a good person matters. This is a big deal. It’s easy to do it the cheap way and get away with stuff - but it comes back around. Today is a good day." -…