Earth Wind and Fire

Jaden — I knew and worked with EW&F in the record company they formed with CBS, called American Recording Company, in the early 1970’s. Also involved in that office of everyday wonder were the jazz group Weather Report, and many others. I was a legal secretary, working for their in-house…

Our Words, Our World

Words are powerful they say, the power of the tongue holds sway in life as in death.

It gently lulls one into a sweet sweet slumber, buried deeply in the finery of its creations. Only to stir a fraction in its throes as it magically weaves webs of a life not yet…

Nevermind the requisite contingent of gaslighters who want to use the comments section to rehash a tired old argument about who gets to decide what sexism is (hint: it’s never you or your experience) and intentionally miss the point of this article that is so right on:

This Is What Gaslighting Feels Like

[originally submitted to The Stranger’s “I, Anonymous” column]

Thrown Under the Boss

I’d like to apologize to a friend and coworker, who, it makes me sad, has been thrown under the boss I was just freed from…