Why I mark my body like this, about what it means to have at least some measure of control over my skin. Here, in the middle of my life, I would do things differently if I had to d
Excuses
[W]omen, more often than not, are the recipient of God's intentions and must also bear the burdens of these intentions.
You know, Fabienne, being American is feeling pretty good right now. This would have never happened to us in Miami, or anywhere in the States and don’t you forget that. Fabienne
You don’t necessarily have to do anything once you acknowledge your privilege. You don’t have to apologize for it. You need to understand the extent of your privilege, the consequences of your privile...
We tend to believe that accusations of privilege imply we have it easy, which we resent because life is hard for nearly everyone.
We should be able to say, This is my truth, and have that truth stand without a hundred clamoring voices shouting, giving the impression that multiple truths cannot coexist. Because at some point, doe...
We live in a culture where athletes are revered, and overlooking terrible, criminal behavior is the price we are seemingly willing to pay for our reverence. Amen.
We have spent countless hours focused on manners, education, the perils of drugs. We teach them about stranger-danger and making good choices. But recently I’ve become aware that we must speak to our...
Want nothing but the best for your friends because when your friends are happy and successful, it’s probably going to be easier for you to be happy.
Vivia sonhando acordada e detestava ser tirada dos meus sonhos para lidar com coisas como viver.
This is not how you were raised, Glen said, and I think that’s all I really need to say about the way you’re acting. Michael
This is no way to live but this is how I live.
There would be no evidence collected, no trial, no justice and without justice, there was no crime.
There are many ways we have surrendered privacy in the information age. We willingly disclose what we’ve eaten for breakfast, where we spent last night and with whom, and all manner of trivial informa...
The past is written on my body. I carry it every single day. The past sometimes feels like it might kill me.
The older I get the less the world makes sense. I
The idea of a secret that will be revealed always results in one of two scenarios: death and destruction, or self-discovery and recovery beyond our wildest dreams of unification. And in the greatest o...
The brochure made everything look bucolic and inviting, so I knew, instantly, not to trust such propaganda. My
That’s a common tactic of abusers—isolating their victims—but we’re supposed to think the way Christian isolates Ana in luxury is romantic. A prison is still a prison even when the sheets are 1200 thr...