The unoriginal is specifically excluded.
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An Open Letter to the Suicidal and the Disease of Depression (R.I.P. Robin Williams)
Robin Williams's comedy was part of my recovery. I watched until I could recite his jokes by heart. His death is especially hurtful because it was his comedy I often returned to for relief
Read More »The Truth About Hugs, Oxytocin, and Mental Illness
Mental illness cannot be scared off or hugged away.
Read More »What To Do, What To Do: The Crime of Sexual Assault
Our societal barometer is broken.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap’ by Matt Taibbi
A wild ride through the 2008 economic meltdown that, six years later, still burns like an inextinguishable pile of tires in the hearts and heartlands of billions of people in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Read More »Reverse Culture Shock: Customer Service in the U.S. is Ridiculous
If you want my business, try the novel idea of actually conducting one.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Spouse Calls: Messages from a Military Life’ by Terri Barnes
This is the soft place to rest your head for a moment during the harrowing rides of military life.
Read More »Pro-Life Atheist Urges “Leave the Realm of Science”
Hiding behind the humanist shield to deflect scientific discourse isn't a pass for legislating guesses.
Read More »Alice Walker’s Daughter Swings the Feminist Pendulum
It isn't good enough to disavow a belief system.
Read More »The Science of a Girl’s Dream
Told that girls weren't scientists, I abandoned the idea of ever being able to access that tiny world under the microscope.
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