Take it from a former enabler. — Like most of you, I sat frozen in front of the TV on Wednesday as what should have been a boring, typical event in the course of our democracy dissolved into a mindless, horrifying spectacle of domestic terrorism. I kept waiting for the National Guard to come in and start…

Dear Ms. Lahren, Firstly, I’d like to applaud your condemnation of the officers who murdered George Floyd. I must say that given how much our values differ, it was a pleasant surprise to find something that we can agree on. I was also surprised (I’m sad to say) by the…

A quick insight into how I’m trying to maintain my mental equilibrium about just one thing — The other day, while reading about stocking up on whatever medication you might need in the face of a possible quarantine, I had what felt like was already my twentieth anxiety attack in the face of COVID-19 (it was probably my third, but I digress). You see, like most of…

Confessions from a recovering people pleaser — I learned the hard way that your teachers are not always right. For all of us, teachers run the gambit of human being: they can be inspiring, cool, fun, narcissistic, cold, and cruel. …

An experiment in exchanging regret for your presence for pride in it. — What does it actually mean to apologize? In the best of all worlds, it means to take responsibility; to own when you’ve done something wrong, and to start making reparation; to understand that you’ve caused hurt or inconvenience. Ideally, this ownership of feeling and understanding of where you’ve gone wrong…

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of everyday routine, the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. Ever since 2006 and I first heard Hugo Weaving’s deep voice growl that “people should not be afraid of their governments; governments should be afraid of…

I went to look back at my Medium stats today, and I decided to check the Publication date on my last story. It was January 23, 2017. I’m a little confused about why it’s taken me so long to apply my fingers to my computer keys. After all, I love…

Please join me in welcoming to the stage the newest weapon of the morally corrupt: the Alternative Fact. This magical unicorn of an informational device, the illegitimate hybrid of falsehood and real occurrence, was introduced by Trump aide Kellyanne Conway. Conway unveiled her new creation while trying to excuse away…

When I was 19 and living abroad, four men came into my apartment. I didn’t know any of them, but they walked into my room at three in the morning. As three of them watched, one of them got onto my bed with me and started kissing my neck, telling…