Beautiful girlfriend: I thought you liked me for my personality.
Realistic boyfriend: It’s okay.
Overheard on Firestone A Floor
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The Women of the Woody Allen Archives
Interrogating Woody Allen’s presentation of women, and defensive disclaimers that his work is merely satirical fiction.
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The Empathetic Potential of Fiction
Examining the relationship between feminist literary theory, authority by experience, and the potential of the human moral imagination.
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Playing House at 18
“I played pretend at young motherhood, not bothering to correct the well-intentioned stranger(s) who asked, ‘it goes by so fast, doesn’t it?’”
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To My Children, Dear and Loving
“If ever two were one, then I’m a tree that never gleans / ancient wisdom from fresh dirt’s acetylene.”
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Stars That Are Fish
“Starfish, whose name marry the sky and the sea – the opposite ends of the world, also have in them a bit of both: the practical will to live of fish, as well as the saintly detachment of stars.”
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Dushi Kòrsou (Sweet Curaçao)
“Sand flew as troupials in the far / field / While the bells of the time had not / spoken”
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On The Canada Goose Jacket, Tote Bags, and Other Manifestations of Personal Complexes
On posturing and personal complexes.
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How to Talk to Your Friend about Jordan Peterson (and Social Justice)
The challenges of friendship with a fan of Jordan Peterson.