Hello. I have some thoughts. Recently we learned that Senator John McCain was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a very serious form of brain cancer. This was probably the first time a lot of people in this country heard about the seriousness of glioblastoma. The first time I heard about it was 2014. I was in radiation… Continue reading A Free Lesson on How to Talk about Disease.
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Better never means better for everyone. It always means worse for some.
WARNING: SPOILERS. For real if you haven’t watched the whole series and don’t want things ruined just move along. As the final episode of Season 1 of the Handmaid’s Tale ended, as the ironic use of Tom Petty’s American Girl, started up my husband turned to me and said, so how do you feel? How… Continue reading Better never means better for everyone. It always means worse for some.
Representation Matters for the Diseased, too.
So something kind of amazing happened the other week. I’ve been rather vocal on the twitters and what not about the portrayal of people with cancer. I'm up to fucking here with the cancer patient dies to teach everyone to love life trope #fuckcancer #ownvoices — Ally Ally Oxenfree Pre-order GHOST GIRL! 👻 (@AllyMalinenko) May… Continue reading Representation Matters for the Diseased, too.
From Bowie to Alice to Castles to Cleopatra London/Oxford/Edinburgh
Heelloooooooooooo! I haven’t written a blog post in a really long time so get ready for a BIG ONE. First off, as always, we begin with the thank yous. While I was revising Palimpsest I not only barely sent out any poems but I barely wrote any so it was especially cool to get a… Continue reading From Bowie to Alice to Castles to Cleopatra London/Oxford/Edinburgh
Hey World. I’d like you to meet Sarah
I clam up when I’m upset. It’s a frustrating problem to have because when you have someone sitting across from you willing to listen and you have so much you need to say and you just…..can’t. I imagine I look an awful lot like  guppy, my mouth just opening and closing. What I can do… Continue reading Hey World. I’d like you to meet Sarah
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