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by Lisa Martens. Feminist, mixed, opinionated. The kinds of stories that make people on my friends list wonder if I’m deranged.
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Here’s Why I’m Not Grateful For Being Abused.
Here’s Why I’m Not Grateful For Being Abused.
You should be grateful. It made you who you are today.
Lisa Martens
Mar 8
I Shine After My Abusive Relationship
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Nah, It’s Not Wokeness Making Your Art Bad.
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Three Phone Calls With Mom
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If Computers Go Human, Humans Get Weird
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Sexist Men In My Comments: You’re Right.
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The Versatile Nervous Laugh Of Former Trump Supporters.
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No, I should not have an unrelated job to support my “hobby”
No, I should not have an unrelated job to support my “hobby”
Bad advice, corrected.
Lisa Martens
Mar 28
Will Companies Listen To AI More Than Humans?
Will Companies Listen To AI More Than Humans?
Probably.
Lisa Martens
Mar 27
The Fourth Daughter Was The Only One Not To Commit Arson.
The Fourth Daughter Was The Only One Not To Commit Arson.
When Olivia was 11, she got her first period, and that was when her mother took her for a walk through a local butterfly garden to tell her…
Lisa Martens
Mar 26
So what rights will AI have before women?
So what rights will AI have before women?
So now that we are concerned with robots being sentient, what rights will AI have before women? Perhaps no one will want to pressure a…
Lisa Martens
Mar 26
you seem to like sad stories about women
you seem to like sad stories about women
you seem to like sad stories about women. you seem to like stories and hypothetical situations where they are abused, tortured, prevented…
Lisa Martens
Mar 23
Here’s Why I Can’t Date You.
Here’s Why I Can’t Date You.
I would have to put on pants and leave the house.
Lisa Martens
Mar 23
And here’s how the internet pushes people out like mustard.
And here’s how the internet pushes people out like mustard.
AI finds a list of jobs, of agents, so managers bury their application process deep in lingo, colors of the day, directions only a…
Lisa Martens
Mar 22
Here’s Why I’m Smarter Than You.
Here’s Why I’m Smarter Than You.
I’m not going to that protest; it’s a scam.
Lisa Martens
Mar 21
You think she’s innocent, but…
You think she’s innocent, but…
Photo by Alexandru Zdrobău on Unsplash
Lisa Martens
Mar 20
If you want to love a wild woman, ____________
If you want to love a wild woman, ____________
If you want to love a wild woman, it cannot be with the goal to domesticate her, with the idea that she just needs comfort and to be told…
Lisa Martens
Mar 18
Building Doors In Solid Walls
Building Doors In Solid Walls
I’m left now with the task of building doors in solid walls — Trying to determine where they should be, their size, and, of course, if…
Lisa Martens
Mar 15
Here is how I release cords when exes want my energy.
Here is how I release cords when exes want my energy.
Here is how I cut cords when exes want my energy — First, I remind myself not to feel bad for them, that they chose their lives, and that I…
Lisa Martens
Mar 14
There Will Be Time For You (Later)
There Will Be Time For You (Later)
Don’t you see how the banks are collapsing? How can you be so selfish? There will be time for you later.
Lisa Martens
Mar 13
Can I Get A Pandemic Girlfriend?
Can I Get A Pandemic Girlfriend?
A Pandemic Story
Lisa Martens
Mar 12
My Young Cousins & Their Friends Think Andrew Tate Is Hilarious.
My Young Cousins & Their Friends Think Andrew Tate Is Hilarious.
That’s part of the draw.
Lisa Martens
Mar 11
My Mom And Great-Grandma Were Teen Parents.
My Mom And Great-Grandma Were Teen Parents.
Whenever women’s and reproductive rights come up, some genius dude always brings up the fact that menstruation happens, mostly, before…
Lisa Martens
Mar 9
All We Do Is Kiss.
All We Do Is Kiss.
We are in bed, side by side. You’re on your back and I am poured all over your chest. You breathe slower; your heart beats slower, but…
Lisa Martens
Mar 8
A Millennial With Gen X Parents
A Millennial With Gen X Parents
I was born in 1988. I am very, very much a millennial. And yet, I always found it hard to relate to a lot of millennials…I did go to…
Lisa Martens
Mar 4
She Travels A Lot, So She Must ________
She Travels A Lot, So She Must ________
She travels a lot, so she must have a good job.
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Mar 4
You Can’t Good Girl Your Way To Respect
You Can’t Good Girl Your Way To Respect
Do you remember Esther Crawford of Twitter? She was the product head of Twitter Blue, and a photo of her sleeping on the floor of Musk’s…
Lisa Martens
Feb 27
I Have Purpose Already
I Have Purpose Already
Thank you for trying to give me one, but there’s no need.
Lisa Martens
Feb 24
Sometimes, It’s Okay To Not Make Money Off Something.
Sometimes, It’s Okay To Not Make Money Off Something.
So, a while back, I was invited to a certain Facebook group that aimed to protect women as they date.
Lisa Martens
Feb 22
This Is How Advice For Women Sounds.
This Is How Advice For Women Sounds.
“Maybe we don’t have to all live the same way, and we don’t have to get marr — ”
Lisa Martens
Feb 21
Why Would Someone Who Has More Be Jealous Of Me?
Why Would Someone Who Has More Be Jealous Of Me?
The other day, a man I know with way more money, with a family, with properties, with a business…took a look at my room…my room attached to…
Lisa Martens
Feb 19
You Don’t Have To Comfort Me On Valentine’s Day
You Don’t Have To Comfort Me On Valentine’s Day
Hi friend. Buddy. Pal. I see your concern, and I appreciate it. I also appreciate that you’re taking time out to see if I’m “okay.” Here’s…
Lisa Martens
Feb 15
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