Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·PinnedMember-onlyCats on desks…one by one her siblings disappeared. The woodpile is in Show Low, AZ on the edge of Fool Hollow Lake State Park, literally. We stacked it close to the northwest corner away from the house next to the state land boundary where the Apaches would trot by on horseback in…Cats2 min readCats2 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·PinnedMember-onlyRape American Style 1975I woke and it was dark. Too weird…I wasn’t use to sleeping during the day, and this day was unusual. Unusual due to the rapist I encountered at lunchtime. The rapist from American University at Massachusetts and Nebraska Avenues, who like many Arabic graduate students during the mid-seventies was renting…Rape6 min readRape6 min read
Published inChange Becomes You·PinnedMember-onlyAugust 10th, Dec 20th, March 20thdates of death Dates of death sounds odd, but death is odd. For me, it’s normal albeit not welcome. A hospice nurse, Barbara Karnes, wrote the best guide to losing your loved ones entitled “Gone From My Sight” and the “Final Act of Living.” What I liked about both of…Mcw Death3 min readMcw Death3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWhere did the time go?swipe up to open According to my last story entry, so much time has passed, it is as if, I never wrote on a regular basis! Yikes! I blame Covid! NO! I blame the internets! I blame TikTok for the micro black hole it tosses in my path when I…Time Management3 min readTime Management3 min read
Published inEquality Includes You·PinnedMember-onlyPlease Check the White BoxWhy do companies need to know? They don’t. — It dawned on me after several conversations about race or to be more accurate about color, that a huge change can be effected by marking the racial checkbox differently. …Census5 min readCensus5 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Feb 21Member-onlyThe Death of CreativityAI, the arts and your jobs Seriously? Gen Z are you serious? Anyone are you serious? It is no different than cheating on an exam. It is no different than claiming you wrote a thesis from plagiarized material. It is no different than painting an exact replica of anything because…AI4 min readAI4 min read
Oct 26, 2022Member-onlyGay PrivilegeThis is my problem. As a hetero female my only choices are 50% serial killers/republicans/misogynists', 25% married, or the remaining 25% too young to consider. This is unfair. This is my problem. Gay men have the best sexual relationships; let me rephrase, they have the best sexual options throughout their…LGBTQ2 min readLGBTQ2 min read
Sep 23, 2021Member-onlyThe Dogs of Anthony’s Beach HouseLeonard, Marshall, Hercules and Tiko-the one exception Running an Airbnb is one thing, running a 420 friendly Airbnb that allows any number of dogs is … fabulous! The joy to be had from our furry buddies leaves me in awe of them. They do well - dogs. Spa days, free…Vacation Rental3 min readVacation Rental3 min read
Sep 2, 2021Member-onlySuicides?Suicides? what is a suicide…? Who knows…. Nobody knows what suicide is. What it feels like. Oh sure there are people who did not succeed. They blinded themselves or worse. We do know it runs in families; not necessarily mental illness — just suicide. It does not have to be…Suicide3 min readSuicide3 min read
Aug 25, 2021Member-onlyLost In Space“a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied” So what makes space, space or matter? We do! Our stuff does! Our shit is matter which defines space. We are humans lost in space on a planet in…outer space. Likely 1 of 21 potential globes, or moons in…Mwc Space2 min readMwc Space2 min read
