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January 12, 2021

Hell is other people’s children

I almost exclusively socialize with people who don’t want to have kids. It goes beyond that. They think kids and babies are repulsive. They…

December 31, 2020

Because the night: Punk, jokes and a little frightened girl

Note: this is one of those late Gen Xer’s lamentations of growing up in the pre-Internet days. I beg thee, dear reader, forgive the…

December 29, 2020

Instagram highlights: 2020

I began documenting my life in a new way this year. Lots of people use Instagram. But this is how I use it: Tucson…

December 28, 2020

Hillary/Hilaria: what’s in a name?

I grew up a white-appearing girl in American border town with an American mother of Mexican ancestry and a Mexican father who’d immigrated to…

December 20, 2020

I’m bulletproof, nothing to lose*

*The irony of discussing autism and mental illness with a song featuring Sia is not lost on me. She’s persona non grata in the…

December 6, 2020

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine

There was this kid I grew up from middle school with who was whip crack smart. He was popular and a jock and nothing…

November 5, 2020

Nogales, Arizona: The myth of the monolith Latino voter dispelled in microcosm

Let me tell you about how complex the “Latino” vote is in Nogales. Prior to the 1980’s, Santa Cruz County was the most stable…

November 1, 2020

Mexico lindo y querido: Day of The Dead (Día de los muertos)

(2017)I miss Día De Los Muertos in Tucson. I used to make own headbands. It was an important part of my life in my…

August 8, 2020

Ready to go

Michael’s bar mitzvah was the event of summer 1992. His parents rented out the banquet hall at La Paloma and people flew in to…

August 8, 2020

Send it out into the blue

I can’t help but think of my mom. It isn’t the same but it’s as close as anyone’s ever gotten. ——————– I got the…

July 13, 2020

Gossip folks

Plummers test sewer lines by pouring dye down a drain and waiting for it to show up in the sewer feed at the curb….

June 24, 2020

It’s, like, so bitchin’

Ok, so like OMG, misogyny is totally hidden in a lot of places. Even in linguistic bias. Girls spread linguistic trends faster. They are…

May 5, 2020

Momma told me not to come

Ok, so here’s the real twisted shit, but first, a little backstory. When I was in high school, I was chum. I was what…

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