A number of friends and mental health professionals helped me with this post. You know who you are. Thank you. To the student for whom school is a safer place, but now you’re stuck at home in a toxic environment during the pandemic, I see you. You’re not invisible. In fact, a lot of people… Read more »
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Checking in Again — Plus, Cognitive Dissonance and Restorative Justice
Hi there everyone. This is such a challenging time. Every day we’re having to sit and watch in disbelief as people lie to our faces about COVID-19, how bad things are, and what to do about it. We watch in disbelief as nonviolent protesters are arrested and accused of violence — while the police use… Read more »
Messy Writing, Mean Cowbirds, and More
Hey there everybody. Here’s a little bit of pandemic distraction for your day. If you’re not interested in messy writing or mean cowbirds, skip to the end for a beautiful piece of interdisciplinary art from Juilliard! First, I have a project (of questionable success) to share. I’m a left-hander who spends a gigantic proportion of… Read more »
On Coping
Seen on my walk yesterday. Hi again, everyone. This is really hard, isn’t it? First, I want to plug two services that are working harder than ever right now to save independent bookstores felled by the pandemic. As an alternative to Audible (which is owned by Amazon), please, please consider buying audiobooks from Libro.fm. And… Read more »
Just Checking In
Well, hi there, everyone. It’s hard to know where to begin, isn’t it? I’m just going to dive in, because I want to reach out, share some pictures, be distracting for a few minutes, and hopefully make some of you feel less alone. I am thinking of all of you, every one of you, and… Read more »