The Origin of My Anger

Trigger warnings: childhood sexual abuse, rape Yesterday, I said to a friend, “I am so angry all the time. I can feel it bubbling up in me at any perceived injustice. I don’t like feeling this way. This isn’t me.” Normally, I like to consider myself fairly even-keeled, prone to loving and fun conversations rather […]

248 Years Ago We Said No to a King

Three days ago, we said, “Psych! Just kidding.” But we still have music. And books. And dogs. I didn’t get much sleep last night. Or the night before. I was tossing and turning, picking up my phone to add new thoughts to the Note I was compiling for today’s post. It was going to be […]