the word no

[tw — sexual violence]

this is the prologue for a new novel, expected to be published later this year.

in the beginning was the word. no. not just once, you understand. i...

living thankfully

morning comes and it is dawn. that is the best possible scenario. if i awake and dawn hasn’t arrived yet, it simply means that i will be forcing myself...

movement

it is time to shift back to independing hosting. wordpress is a fantastic platform in many ways and moving from their in-house hosting platform to the flexibility of having it...

SheSays Think about your Biases

An evening of drenched mostly-female wanderers from the tech world escaped from the sudden thunderstorm witnessed an exploration of bias — something we all have but...

Letter

Monday 8 April 2019

An open letter to the International Olympic Committee

Regarding the question of social gender and the theory of human sexual dimorphism

Dear Members,

The theory of human sexual dimorphism is...

Whiteness

Let's speak for a moment about hate. You may think that this is not a problem but I assure you that, more than anything else, this will be the force...

In faith

I am in no uncertain terms a Buddhist. I believe that the path to enlightenment is not one of faith but of understanding, that the peace within us is...

Stones of Sadness

I kneel on stone that feels like ice under my legs but that may in fact be melting my skin for all the awareness I have of my...

590

They tell me people are good but you know that’s simply ridiculous. People are so terrifyingly evil and we know it and we still pretend that there is some redeeming...

Son of God?

Hatred is not good. Vengeance is not good. Division is not good. We approach these things as if they are a part of human nature. We are not...

A Festival of Love

We need a new festival. Christianity is a way of life, a faith system, where none of its recognizable dates corresponds directly with its central teachings. So...

SheSaysMcr

Amid long nights and ice, I was overjoyed to see a full house turn up for SheSaysMCR’s first event of 2019. For a few hours, we were able to forget...