This is the truth I know: That your definition of me is incomplete, whatever stereotypes I inhabit. I am struggling to reconcile these simultaneous, paradoxical sensations of rage and defeat. I am struggling to reconcile the lesson of my youth—that I could be anything!—with the obvious, systemic, condoned, sanctioned marginalization of my voice. My faith… Continue reading Dark Days, Parables, and Pride
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Intentions & Eclipses
Intentions are funny things. You can mean them when you say them and still not fulfill them. Say them and not mean them. Not even recognize them and still carry them out. You can recognize them ad hoc, post hoc, and everywhere in between. There is a term in the legal field, mens rea –… Continue reading Intentions & Eclipses
Musings on the day
Most mornings arrive with minimal fanfare, or advance warning that, by day’s end, anything of consequence will have transpired. Most mornings dawn in the ordinary fashion. Most mornings, while still in bed, I first check non-work emails (mostly junk, only very occasionally something from a real person), then any text messages to have arrived overnight… Continue reading Musings on the day
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