i’m bedridden today and using this rare pocket of time with my thoughts to reflect on current affairs, especially the ones in the news: about racism, the gender pay gap and sexual misconduct/assault cases in hollywood, because — as some friends know, i’ve concerned myself with these issues based on personal experiences. but i have […]
Every New Year’s Eve you ask the same question: Why aren’t you doing more of what you love? And every year it’s the same answer. It’s because you’re scared. Some time in the last week, I greeted someone I cared about with the line, “Happy New Fears”, but I look at it now and think: […]
Keeping quiet is either a skill or a virtue. In some contexts it is neither. In our world of noise, Quiet is an endangered thing and often, exalted. There are particular instances however when quiet simply means an injustice has passed unchecked. As someone who works in awareness-raising and advocacy, I have come to accept […]