This past week at work, I got roped into reading for an essay contest. I know, I know. But the topic looked fun–“How Buffy Changed My Life”–and besides, even if there were a few thousand entries, they were all supposed to be 250 or fewer words.
So, I read.
I was expecting pretty cliché responses, with fluffy [...]
Because you demanded it…
A Day* in the Comic Book Mines:
8:00 AM - Arrive at work.
8:04 AM - Clock in.
8:06 AM - Check email. Save any files (scripts, art, naughty photos) that have come in via email, then print them out in duplicate.
8:30 AM - Check the printer. Discover that the files I had attempted to [...]
My mom is unbelievably badass. She has a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry and rides a big damn motorcycle. She’s politically active and involved in ecology and sustainable design. But none of that can hold a candle to what she does for a living: she teaches middle school. She doesn’t do this because she lost a [...]
This isn’t a proper post—that’ll go up later tonight, or tomorrow—but I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your overwhelmingly positive response to “Ma, Can I Be a Feminist and Still Like Men?” I tend to brace myself for the worst possible reactions, and I was thoroughly prepared to be lambasted as [...]
*With apologies to Nicole Hollander.
Yes. You can even be a queer feminist who likes, loves, and fucks men, because being a feminist and queer activist is all about fighting for the right to be who you are and love whom you love without apology or shame. On the same premise, you can be a queer [...]