Honoring Our LGBTQ+ Elders 2022
CN: discussions of discrimination, anti-LGBTQ+ violence, and suicide Author’s Note: I know that the use of the word “Queer”
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May 16, 2022
Culture
What Inspires Me Now
The winter of my discontent is starting to feel like a permanent freeze. We are cresting into the third year of a global
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February 27, 2022
Why We All Need to Thank the Blues
When I was in college, I took a class called “Good vs. Evil, the Faustian Bargain in Music and Literature.” The class was
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June 18, 2021
Human Trafficking
Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and, well, I have some thoughts about that. Before I begin, I want to be
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January 11, 2021
Saturnalia: Ancient Rome’s Favorite Holiday
Io, Saturnalia! Such was the common greeting during Saturnalia; “Io” was borrowed from the Greeks after Rome suffered a major
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December 17, 2020
Halcyon Days
Lead photo – Image by Sunsetoned from Pexels What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Halcyon Days?” I’ve long
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December 14, 2020
National Day of Mourning 2020
In 1970, Massachusetts put on a celebration commemorating the sesquarcentennial anniversary of the Mayflower’s landing at
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November 25, 2020
Sweatpants & Music | November 2020 | Music about Time
Music is powerful. It has the power to make us laugh, cry, dance, and drive faster. It also has the power to make us think,
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November 7, 2020
Sweatpants & Music | October 2020 | Spooky Music
Music is powerful. It has the power to make us laugh, cry, dance, and drive faster. It also has the power to make us think,
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October 17, 2020
Black Poetry Day 2020
Today, is Black Poetry Day and I wanted to write something to commemorate the day because I love poetry. I love that the way
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October 16, 2020
