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A Reflection on Three Years of Blogging
The way all good things begin. Three years ago today, I inaugurated this blog with its first post. At one point in it, I explained that I’d moved to WordPress.com and started a new blog because of...
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This blog will now have short posts too!
After much deliberation, I’ve decided to start writing more short posts on this blog. By short I mean, several hundred words as opposed to my usual 1000-plus-word ones. The reason for this is twofold:...
View ArticleApologies for the lack of posts.
I’m on vacation in Israel and fully expected to be able to use my laptop and write, except that I neglected to buy the proper power outlet converter thingie. Now I’m desperately trying to find one here...
View ArticleUpdate! Social Justice Resources
Because apparently I am not busy/obsessive enough already, I’ve decided to develop a massive document of resources about social justice and other political/personal issues that concern me (mental...
View ArticleMy Massive List of Social Justice Resources
Yo, remember that huge list of social justice resources I mentioned that I was working on? Well, it’s up! Feel free to use this for your own education, to refer newbies, and so on. Share it widely....
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Update on Social Justice Resources!
Hey, did you know I had a huge list of social justice resources that I frequently update? Probably not, because I can’t get the tab to show up at the top of the page. But in any case, now you know....
View Article“Home”
This week I learned that depression and writer’s block together is a scary thing, as writing is my primary way of alleviating depression. Then I realized that the reason I couldn’t write was because I...
View ArticleOccasional Link Roundup
Alright, I’ve been sick AND doing 5,000 7 grad school apps, so some of these links are actually from 2012. Ugh, embarrassing. Before I get started, a couple things: 1. Promote your own stuff in the...
View Article[Liveblog] Real World Atheism Panel at DePaul University
In a little under two hours, my friend Andrew Tripp and his student group, the DePaul Alliance for Free Thought, is hosting a fantastic panel called Real World Atheism: A Panel on Godless Activism and...
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Come to Skeptech on April 5-7!
As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m going to a new student conference in at the University of Minnesota this April. It’s called Skeptech and it’s being organized by Campus Atheists, Humanists, and...
View ArticleSome Fucks I Will Try Not to Give in 2014
I came across Chantielle MacFarlane’s list of fucks she refuses to give in 2014 on Medium. By fucks she refuses to give, Chantielle means anti-resolutions of a sort: rather than trying to do something...
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#FtBCon Preview!
As previously mentioned, our second FtBCon is this weekend. You can find the full schedule on the Lanyrd page. Here’s a roundup of the stuff I’m doing, and a few more panels and talks you shouldn’t...
View Article#FtBCon Review and More Secular Things
We survived FtBCon2! There were tech disasters and no-show panelists and not enough food or sleep, but it was, like last time, a really fun weekend during which I learned a lot (and hope you did too)....
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Help Miri Speak At Cons!
As I mentioned in a recent link roundup, I’m doing a decent amount of speaking/paneling at cons this spring and summer, including Women in Secularism 3, CONvergence, SSA East, and the already-completed...
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Submit Your Panel Proposals for #FtBCon by July 22!
FtBCon 3 is fast approaching: August 22-24, 2014. As always, we’re going to have a full weekend of panels, talks, and Cards Against Humanity. This time, we’re going to be more organized about how we...
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My CONvergence Schedule!
There’s just a few days left until CONvergence starts in Bloomington, Minnesota on Thursday! I’m already in the area; I went to Twin Cities Pride today and got a ton of stickers and also a sunburn. If...
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Open Thread: How Do You Practice Self-Care?
90 degrees outside. No fucks given. I’m going to give open threads a try! The folks who comment here seem to have a lot of interesting things to share, so I thought it’d be cool to have some threads...
View ArticleOpen Thread: In What Ways Do You Fail At Adulthood?
This may seem like a weirdly negative open thread topic, but there’s a point to it, trust me. Something I’ve been struggling with a lot since I was 19 or 20 or so is the idea of Being An Adult and what...
View ArticleHousekeeping & Open Thread
Hello! I’ve been too busy to do very much writing that isn’t for pay (that is, the Daily Dot). I haven’t even had a chance to do any proper link roundups, so I haven’t shared these two things with you:...
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Open Thread: What Do You Like About Yourself?
Right now is a difficult time for many people for many reasons. It’s hard (for me, maybe also for you) to know that there isn’t really anything you can do that will make it better right away. Sometimes...
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