I am a white woman born to second generation Americans, whose families were not here during the time of slavery, but who undoubtedly benefited from white privilege nonetheless. Stay with me. (Mentioning white privilege when talking about working class immigrants does not negate the discrimination they dealt with regularly.) I could argue that we didn’t…
Why Disney is Therapy for Freaks Like Me
In the crazy times we find ourselves, many of us are seeking escapism in one form or another. And from my end of the smartphone, it’s often Disney that’s bringing joy to the masses. But it isn’t only now that people are stressing out and oddly finding that all they want to do is to…
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What Writing an Obituary Can Teach You
In rifling through my mother’s files of important paperwork after her death, it became clear which details of her life really mattered to her. A true nomad, she relocated countless times, getting rid of more and more of the unessential as the years went on. After her terminal diagnosis, her few belongings were pared down…
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Reflections on a Decade
Going into 2020, you probably weren’t just looking back on the previous year, but on the previous decade. Weren’t we all wondering how the hell 10 years had passed so quickly, and reflecting on all that had transpired (or not) in that time? I, for one, considered why it was that I didn’t seem…
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