Emotional Labor
A couple of years ago my adult son and I had a heated exchange during which I asked him exactly what he wanted from me. It was a useful question. For a moment we stopped being adversaries while he thought about it. "Umm, I don't know. What I've always had,...
Guns and Reunions
Sometimes being a writer is a pain in the ass. I had several ideas for this week's post, but when it came down to it all I produced was something I didn't want to think about, remember or write about at all. I tried to stop and go back to one of my original ideas, but...
Making An Offering
The seed for this post was a podcast by Pat McCabe, also known as Woman Stands Shining, who is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader and international speaker. In the podcast, she speaks about the idea of making an offering...
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