A few days ago, I saw a New York Times article’s headline that read “Who Is to Blame When a Child Wanders at the Zoo?” The piece was written in response to a recent tragedy that occurred at the Cincinnati Zoo. After a young boy entered an enclosure with Harambe, an endangered silverback gorilla, a […]
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People share things they care about on social media all the time. Sure, it can be annoying, and let’s face it, people can sometimes come across as a bit one-note. This is what having an online presence means, participating in a marketplace of rich ideas, immersing oneself in a vibrant exchange of information vital to
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“Each time my feet touched the earth I knew my mother was there with me. I knew this body was not mine alone, but a living continuation of my mother and all my ancestors. These feet that I saw as ‘my’ feet were actually ‘our’ feet. Together, my mother and I were leaving damp footprints
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This past week, I was lucky enough to attend the 2016 Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Los Angeles. This writerly shindig included three full days of seminars, and a floor full of exhibitors. Oh, and there were lots of goodies: books, novelties, magazines, t-shirts, stickers, and posters. Conferences can be a bit overwhelming,
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Brace yourself for some bad news, folks. This week, famous bad guy Charles Manson endorsed Donald Trump for president. Also, it’s been revealed that Ted Cruz was once best friends with Fidel Castro. On top of that, Bernie Sanders has announced a plan to ban all trucks in the U.S. Yes, trucks. He might as well
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Not long ago, I wrote a piece on how I thought the brilliant desert-noir show Better Call Saul could turn out to be even better than its parent series Breaking Bad. When I made that argument, the second season hadn’t yet released. Now, we’re almost halfway through Season Two, and things are still looking good for
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