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Wielding Stereotypes as a Power of Privilege
Embed from Getty ImagesWe all know the stereotype of the nagging wife, the complaining woman, and the library of jokes that support oppression.Have you recently sat at a table of cishet white men who...
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Embed from Getty ImagesMy childhood loathing of grammar became my professional passion.I hated English class in primary school. I didn’t like English class in secondary school either, but I grew to...
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Between Men and Women, Where Is the Hope?
I found hope for the relations between men and women at a table on a sidewalk.Six people were sitting at the table, both benches filled, no room for any others. There was tension, even though everyone...
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The Pull of the Ocean
Night tide comes Waves break so close to shore more than once I wake ready to run Then tide sucks out, sand a vacuum in ebb’s wake Finally, give in. The draw pulls me down to the break As tide goes way...
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An Oral History of Oral Histories
“I’ve been wanting to write an “Oral History of . . . oral histories,” since – well – every time I read an oral history. So today, I just went ahead and did.” — The odd thing about oral histories is...
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Hobo Ethical Code of 1889
Recently, Edie Weinstein wrote an article about when she was raising her son, and how she had to create a list of House Rules. Edie’s list of House Rules immediately reminded me of the Hobo Ethical...
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21 Powerful Ways That Men Practice Happiness
—- Happiness isn’t merely “that time when…” or some fleeting feeling. It’s a way of living, a practice. Work, sport, traveling, and training in mindfulness have painted for me a direct link between...
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