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I’m thinking about the day of the verdict on the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman trial (at times, it was hard to know who was on trial, from what I could tell of the little snippets I heard whilst my … Continue reading →

The other evening I went along to a drop-in improv class at Second City in Chicago. I’m tempted to say I haven’t improv-ed in a long time, but Rachel – the teacher – reminded us that it just isn’t true. … Continue reading →

What if, this thing they call “Generalized Anxiety Disorder” here in the United States (and elsewhere probably, where they have psychiatrists and psychologists) is actually a sham? I’m not saying the we don’t have anxiety, aren’t feeling anxious and aren’t … Continue reading →

Despite the fact that I want to Vassar College, where you might expect that flew a feminist flag and gladly embraced open discussion about what it is to be female and to be feminine, I would have cringed back in the day to have entered a discussio… Continue reading →

I’ve just spent nearly six months living in Mexico (including a few weeks spent visiting Guatemala). I have plenty to write about in relation to that experience and how it has influenced my thinking on social activism. I’m thinking a lot about, fo… Continue reading →

Over the years, I’ve heard the words “It takes a village to raise a child” bandied about by various US political leaders – Hilary Clinton tends to come first to mind when I think of this saying. Yesterday, I was talking to a friend who told a stor… Continue reading →

What do you think of when you light a burner on your stove? If you are in the US, likely nothing – press knob in and turn. That is how the vast majority of stoves work – as far as I know – in the US. Having lived in England for twenty years, I’m f… Continue reading →

This is my first post for 2013. I am writing it in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico having just returned from three weeks in Guatemala. What is in front of my mind is love. I remember back in 2011, a friend introduced me to one of his c… Continue reading →

For some time now, I’ve been inclined to say “I don’t believe in progress.” I think if I were to be more precise, I would say “I don’t believe progress occurs in a linear fashion.” The word progress has its etymology and literal definition in the … Continue reading →

I started a post the other week on the theme of violence. I’m sure I’ll come back to it, but in the meantime, I’ve come back to a recurring theme in my work/life: invisibility. Invisible means unseen. The word invisible is an adjective – and can b… Continue reading →