Category Archives: politics

Beltane 2013 – union and loneliness

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Beltane fell on a Wednesday this year. It’s my favorite holiday, but even though it is a holiday of union, this year it leaves me feeling rather lonely. On Sunday I’d intended to rise early and make the trip across the river … Continue reading →

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Okelle’s guide to online shopping for curvy ladies

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

Despite the fact that my blog is mostly devoted to poetry and other arcane topics, the top search term bringing people here lately is “North Style.” Back in April I posted a strongly worded letter to North Style — a … Continue reading →

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Facts about the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”)

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

The ACA (Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare) means the following: Insurance companies can no longer impose lifetime limits on the amount of care you receive. They can no longer discriminate against children with preexisting conditions. They can no longer drop … Continue reading →

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Rest in Peace Adrienne Rich: Fellow Poet, Feminist, Queer Woman, Trail-Blazer

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Last week, I was about to board a plan to San Francisco when I saw Adrienne Rich’s obituary on the front page of the New York Times. It’s hard to describe Adrienne Rich’s impact on my life with grace and … Continue reading →

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It Gets Better

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

I got my 10 seconds of Youtube fame in this video put together by the Harvard Medical School community for the It Gets Better project. Link in case the embed fails: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOOo7ZtjKBI Living well is often the best revenge. Every … Continue reading →

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Virtue

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

virtue used to be the force that drove the green fuse through the flower used to drive the edge of the knife through the waiting flesh dried to calm brows and veiled heads virtue’s juice drained out of it empty … Continue reading →

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Open letter to Senator Scott Brown regarding SOPA

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

Dear Senator Brown: I’ve been watching your first term in office with interest. I’ve also been a web developer since the early days of the web. The entire course of my life has been affected by its tides. So I … Continue reading →

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Pepper spray, football, and other words that don’t mean what we think they mean

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Last night, as Army Guy and I sat down for a late dinner at Galway House, tables filled with (mostly) large (mostly) men shouted at the plasma screens as men in tight pants ran around and jumped on each other*. … Continue reading →

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Open letter to my representative about the current budget debate in Congress

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

In case your attention has been elsewhere, there’s been some major drama on Capitol Hill about the Federal Budget. Worst case scenario is worse than the government shutdown of the 1990s. It would actually give the U.S. government the same … Continue reading →

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A juicier, more personal kind of history

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

My freshman year of high school, I came up against the first class where I couldn’t break a C average. I was used to sailing through school on a cloud of As and Bs (well, except for that one F … Continue reading →

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