Published in ILLUMINATION·1 day agoMember-onlyA Conversation With An Ex-Coworker Made Me Realize We Were All VictimsYes, even my office bullies. — Working at a truly venomous place was both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, I worked directly underneath a major movie producer and a guy from The Wolf of Wall Street. On the other hand, I almost didn’t recover mentally. Fuck, if you’ve read my article on “Break…Abuse6 min readAbuse6 min read
Published in The Tasteful Toast·1 day agoMember-onlyDelivery Drivers Are Holding Food Hostage In Exchange For TipsA disturbing trend shows how bad things are getting. — The other day, I heard a food anecdote that made my jaw drop. Someone in my circles told me that they ordered DoorDash, only to have the dasher refuse to hand over their order until they paid a bigger tip. It wasn’t a matter of not finding the door, or…Food5 min readFood5 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyThese Truths Can Help You Avoid Socially-Enforced Self-DestructionAre you tired of being pressured into being someone you’re not? — Did you ever notice how much society loves to control people? As someone who presents female, I believe that it particularly loves to control women. I ought to know because I make people uncomfortable by existing every day. Growing up, my best friend (someone I saw as a sister) was…Society8 min readSociety8 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyI’m Probably Going To Have To Walk Away From My Less-Wealthy FriendsI just can’t anymore and I feel like an awful person for it. — “Look, I am low on money. I’ll get you the cash for the bill we split, but I’m so low on cash. Give me time.” “Why didn’t you start that business I told you to start?” I asked. “If you had, you would have been able to get a gig.” …Wealth6 min readWealth6 min read
4 days agoMember-only‘Glory’ Reveals The Disturbing Reality Of BullyingMaybe it hits too close to home. Kinda. — If you’ve read my work for a while, you’d know that I have definitely seen my fair share of bullying. Like, when I was in Monmouth, someone replaced a flash drive of my photos with one that had pigs on it. (Go Hawks, right? /s) Calm as I am, people…TV Series6 min readTV Series6 min read
5 days agoMember-onlyA Quote Taught Me About Why We’re Seeing A Rise In Religious FanaticismSometimes, the streets can be your best and worst teacher. — So, uh, I used to be homeless for a while. Being homeless and having to put your life on the line on a daily basis teaches you a lot of things. During that time, I met many people who most people tend to avoid. Many of these people are still…Religion6 min readReligion6 min read
Published in Moments·6 days agoMember-only10 Signs You’re The Family OutcastWhether you’re the Scapegoat or the Kid Who Never Fit In, I can’t help but notice that the effects tend to be the same. — Certain phenomena are universal in the human condition. One of the the more tragic things we’ve all seen is the tale of the kid who was clearly not wanted by their family. It’s a tale as old as time, really. There are several different types of Family Outcast that I’ve…Family9 min readFamily9 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Mar 15Member-onlyLet’s Not Forget The Real Reason Why Child Labor Is Being LegalizedIt’s also the reason for the new push on pro-natalist agendas…at least partially — I remember sitting across the dining room table and hearing my dad talk during one of his many moments about how the world works now and how it used to work. This time, it was about child labor. “You know, there was a time when kids your age would be…Economics6 min readEconomics6 min read
Mar 14Member-onlyHere’s What Happened When I Went To My Now-Dying Childhood MallIt’s really unsettling. — As a fan of vaporwave and urban exploration, going to abandoned places has been a favorite thing of mine to do. It always gave me a strange sense of history. Like many people, I always found a morbid beauty in the look of abandoned places. You know, in that detached…Economics6 min readEconomics6 min read
Mar 14Member-onlySometimes, I Think I’d Get Along With Tucker CarlsonA liberal looks at the fall of the biggest talking head of Fox. — Do you ever sit back and speculate on which celebrities you’d jive with? I’ve always done this, kind of like a thought experiment. I’ve already decided that me and Madonna wouldn’t jive, but that I’d probably have married Hunter S. Thompson in another life. Lately, all this talk about Tucker…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
