PinnedMember-onlyThese Five Words Can Save Your ProjectEven If Others Find it Annoying — “I assumed you saw it.” “We already did that last week.” “I thought that was the new version.” These phrases can signify the death knell of your project, if you’re a knowledge worker who relies on all the members of a team being apprised of your project’s status in order…Project Management4 min readProject Management4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyAlmost Getting Abducted from Burger King Taught Me Self-Doubt is DangerousLearning to trust your gut and speak up — I was wearing tight zebra-print pants. I recall them vividly; they were soft with short faux fur and flared legs. Late 1995, it had to have been, because I was on my way back from visiting someone in the county jail. I broke up with him in the mid-90s, so…Womens Rights11 min readWomens Rights11 min read
Published inMomentum·PinnedMember-onlyTurning Hammocks Into Nooses: When White US Tourists Bring Their Racism to MexicoNovember 12, 2022 Trigger warning: this post contains photos that may be triggering due to association with racist violence against Black people. Part 1: The Occupation We stretched our bellies, hips, quads, lower backs, and ribcages facing forward in the slack, worn hammocks and watched as impossibly white foam bubbled over, time and again…Racism17 min readRacism17 min read
Published inMomentum·PinnedMember-onlyHow Racists Ruined Our AnniversaryGoing Outdoors While Interracial — It was one of those gloriously bright, extremely windy and slightly brisk days that feels like Fall up north, and feels rare and magical in Southwest Florida. As we hustled to the boardwalk leading to the beach, long strands of my curly hair got stuck in my lip gloss, which…Racism19 min readRacism19 min read
Jul 31Member-onlyWill We Ever Learn?History is reality’s continuum. — History is not dead, frozen, or static. History is present in every one of our breaths, in our blood, in our genes, in our built and natural environments alike. History has shaped every aspect of our present moment, and from the present to *each* next moment, there is opportunity in…History2 min readHistory2 min read
Published inCultured·Jun 19Member-onlyHow One Woman is Making DIY Reparations a RealityThe Reparations Race: Juneteenth Edition — Juneteenth7 min readJuneteenth7 min read
Published inCultured·Jun 11Member-onlyAm I A “Loving” Bigot?Questions for Introspection — One day a year, the United States recognizes and celebrates the anniversary of the decriminalization of interracial marriage on June 12, 1967. …Interracial Relationships8 min readInterracial Relationships8 min read
Jun 3Member-onlyHow to Stay Afloat as a Consultant6 Tips for Tiding You Over in Hard Times — If you’ve been following our family’s journey, you know that I got laid off from employment as a conservation policy advocate in 2020. My husband left his toxic employment in 2022. …Consulting5 min readConsulting5 min read
Jun 1Member-onlyThe View From OutsideA poem for my people. — It is the outliers I love. Meandering through neglected crevices of society, crushed by our loneliness and enthralled with the chill of freedom, Like falling in space, Outside Always outside. Peering occasionally through dusty portals into Conformity’s classrooms, Watching as its superstars pose grandiosely while reciting what they believe to…Inclusion2 min readInclusion2 min read
Published inCultured·May 22Member-onlyWhy I Tell People I’m a White WomanIdentity in the context of projected racial ambiguity. — Holding conflicting ideas in our heads, recognizing contradictions inherent in taking certain positions or landing on particular perspectives, is something most of us aren’t used to doing. Corny pun notwithstanding, Western-educated people have been taught to think in terms of “black and white.” Relatedly, the construction of “race,” designed to…Racism11 min readRacism11 min read
