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I’m not going to pick this apart. It’s the raving of a madman. Anyone who thinks transgender people are aiming weapons at the American public is deluded beyond discussion. But it goes beyond that. The entire executive order specifies “antifa”. Antifa is not an organized band of people – antifa is the fascists’ label for…

I remember when I first heard the words “buying debt.” It’s a way for investors to make money off of people who have incurred large amounts of debt – whatever those people pay goes straight into the pockets of the investors, who have bought the debt from companies who have originally incurred it. Those companies…

I am Away. Easter weekend, I am in one of my favorite places in the world, an Air BnB with a massive amount of history behind it. I can’t tell you that history, or you’d pinpoint my location exactly. But suffice it to say, it’s infused with freedom and victory. A week or so ago,…

What a fucking reductive term, which is being used to dismiss people who actually care about their communities, their children’s growth, their local government, their national goverment. But sure, we’re drunk. Easily dismissed. Unreliable. Can’t be trusted to do what we say we will. Last night I dreamed that I was with my family –…

In kindergarten, at Edgemont Elementary School in Montclair, NJ, the kids in my class were offered the opportunity to learn how to read. Most were eager – probably 27 out of the 30 in the class. But I saw an opportunity. Since I’d arrived in this class, I’d wanted to play with the pattern blocks.…

So this guy is Dr. Shawn DeRemer, married to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. He is an anesthesiologist. And he’s been accused of sexually assaulting two members of the Labor Department. On the premises. He is an anesthesiologist. Who lives in Portland, Oregon. Who frequently visits his wife in her office on Constitution Avenue in DC.…

Years ago, I wrote a blog post about the harrassment I’d received in the book industry. I gave up this blog, but the truth about what I’ve known still holds: In the course of my career in the book industry, I have: This is only what I can remember. Oh, and there was that time…

I think (?) I’ve checked in with all my loved ones who could be impacted by the coming storm. It’s supposed to be bad – I’ve booked a TaskRabbit to come dig out my car on Monday, assuming the roads are passable on Tuesday and I’m expected back at work. These storms involve so much,…

Because of reasons, I’ve been gathering my loved ones. Talking, walking, writing, communing. Right now it feels like a mistaken dystopia – someone took a wrong turn while time-traveling, and we’re all stuck with this. And I realize to many, “this” is nothing out of the ordinary. To Black Americans, to Native Americans – and,…

Of food. When you reach a certain age, it’s not about presents. The gifts you send? Food. The gifts you receive? Food. It’s all food all the time. I can’t eat that much food, but at least for the coming days, I have breakfast taken care of (thank you, Jacqueline), and a charcuterie board to…