Telekinetic tacos.
(This story came to me yesterday, and I’d already decided to use it, regardless of the prompt. How handy that “what’s a superpower you’d love to have” fits into the plan so nicely. I’m enjoying moving beyond the mental illness navel-gazing I’m prone to, though I try to make my essays somewhat life-lesson applicable. I’m also enjoying not completing the challenge one hundred percent. Giving … Continue reading Telekinetic tacos.
Life lessons: catch them, don’t duck.
We start learning with our first breath, and from what I can tell, it’s a pattern that continues. Unless you close yourself off from it, learning for people happens to infinity and beyond. I like to learn, though we all have different things that grab us. I like this, and you like that, which has been true since it all began. It’s a good thing; … Continue reading Life lessons: catch them, don’t duck.
Praxis.
Radical movements not only expand the terrain of what is politically possible; they also enlarge the horizons of what is politically thinkable. Praxis. I love thoughts that make you think. Continue reading Praxis.
Should we tell the children that life is pain?
Query: How many challenges have you overcome? Dude, you don’t have that kind of time. [i] Plus, I don’t always want to go there. I don’t think you have to include trigger warnings everywhere – I do not drop the shit on everything – but I’m surprised sometimes by the things that set me off. The brain is a weird and wonderful animal. It’s not … Continue reading Should we tell the children that life is pain?
