Published in An Injustice!·PinnedI Am Unsure I Will Ever Be Able to Work AgainThroughout the pandemic I have held multiple jobs. At the onset I was a cashier at a local co-op while doing some overnights at a homeless warming shelter. Because of the risk associated working with homeless folks, I stopped working with at the co-op out of safety for my neighbors…Labor6 min read
Published in MuddyUm·Feb 1Facebook to Drop Meta Plan and Become Wordle Leaderboard InsteadWords become the hottest thing since — words — “Fuck it!” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “Everyone is just posting these colored squares and we are getting more traffic than ever!” After years of struggling to find what kind of identity it wants, Facebook has settled on becoming the premier spot for Wordle leaderboards. After previous failed attempts as being…Facebook2 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Nov 23, 2021I’m Tired of Always being BrokeIsn’t much that I feel I need A solid soul and the blood I bleed With a little girl, and by my spouse I only want a proper house Chants Noah Lennox of Animal Collective at the onset of their song “My Girls.” When it came out in 2009 it…Poverty6 min read
Published in Modern Parent·Sep 8, 2021It’s been a year.It’s been a year. Well just over one anyway. Ezra is just beyond a year old and took his first steps this morning. I am so proud and happy. A triumph after a year of nastiness towards each other. A year of sorrow, hardship, and loss for nearly everyone. It…Parenting3 min read
Published in Modern Parent·Jun 13, 2021Checking InHello. It has been a while. Many things have changed, but much is still the same too. I have been away from writing over the last couple months because I found full time employment. I work at a local cafe now and juggling that with a teething baby left little…Family4 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Mar 16, 2021Billionaires Should not ExistThe U.S. almost had a minimum wage increase in the last stimulus package, the first increase in nearly 12 years — The population of folks living in poverty in the United States rose to 38.1 million in 2018. This is almost as large as the entire state of California. It is almost certain that the number has increased during the pandemic recession. Unfortunately, it is known that those at the top…United States5 min read
Published in Modern Parent·Mar 14, 2021The Pandemic is BoringThe pandemic has pushed us to the brink as many of us have been stuck indoors for far too long. I have been out of work for nearly six months now and I am running out of things to do in our tiny apartment. I have read almost all the…Parenting4 min read
Published in Modern Parent·Mar 8, 2021The Modern Burden of ParentingNothing else slows down a family as much as a sick infant does. The worry and routine temperature checks are taxing, and during a mismanaged pandemic everything is heightened in its tension. For the last week, Ezra has been sniffy, coughing, and a mess of snot. He is thankfully still…Parenting5 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Mar 6, 2021The Treatment Gap for LGBTQ FolxOver the last week, I trained to become a peer support specialist in my city. On the fourth day, the group was tasked with an uncomfortable exercise of stating good and bad things about their own demographic. Starting with white male, then female, and moving down population percent with African…Addiction4 min read
