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What Would Myra Do?
So, I chose the wrong time to start The Handmaid’s Tale. Jesus. I wanted to hide from my phone. I knew that Brett Kavanaugh was going to be confirmed over the weekend, and I wanted to think about other things. I stayed in, I knitted, and I watched episodes of Handmaid. I emerged from my basement on Monday morning unsure of what year it was. Where am I, again? The black and white past? The red and white future? Oh, no. It’s just the dystopian present. Goddamn. I can’t stop thinking about the episode where all the women are sent home from work because a law has been passed making…
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Rage Against the Machine
Last week, in the middle of the Supreme Court hullabaloo, I took a break from my computer and walked down the street to get lunch at a fast food taco place in my neighborhood. I put in my order and stepped out of the way to wait my turn when suddenly there was a young man in my space. He stepped toward me and put a piece of paper in my line of sight and said, “Hey, this is for you.” I flinched. I was startled by the lack of introduction or transition of any kind and tried to avert my eyes, but then realized what I was seeing was…