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Five Typed Lines
You went off with ‘nother ‘round Christmas time Snuck out while I slept ‘s’if you’d done a crime You burnt and clipt the wings off butterflies But blamed it all on me, to summarize So now you’re only worth these … Continue reading
Cigarettes
Anti-smoking ads give me that craving For a lit cigarette slowly burning Killing me, my sanity it’s saving When I inhale the darkness stops churning Poison less toxic than my memories Black lungs better than cancer in my mind … Continue reading
Posted in Depression & Anxiety, Poetry
Tagged anxiety, cigarette, cigarettes, depression, poem, poetry, smoking, sonnet
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Psychology of Valentines Day
One of my favorite things about the internet and Facebook in particular, is the news feed. It’s pretty easy to get a glimpse of public opinion and how people feel about certain issues. The days leading up to Valentines Day, … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropological
Tagged celebrate, celebrations, holidays, meaning, novelty, psychology, valentine's day
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Higher Eduction is a Bad Fucking Joke: The Plight of the Millennials
Remember the good ole days when you could go to college, work and pay for your own way through, and then get a decent job that paid enough so you could support yourself and your family? I don’t, because I … Continue reading
Posted in Political
Tagged bad joke, college debt, economy, education, education spending, environment, generation y, higher education, millennial, millennials, no jobs, oppurtunity, plight
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Economy and Climate: The Perfect Storm?
In case everybody hasn’t noticed we can all literally see the climate changing. You don’t have to be a psychic, or even a scientist to notice whats going on. Each year the weather is becoming more extreme. It seems now … Continue reading
Checkmate
It’s all just a game But it’s all that matters My pieces aflame My defenses in tatters Thinking too long And moving too little Opponents still going strong And my set … Continue reading
Westboro Baptist Church vs. Rhode Island
So today was the day. The Westboro Baptist Church- looks like 4 of them- came to visit Rhode Island. T’was somewhat of a surreal experience. You see their faces and signs online and on the news but seeing them in … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism & Religion
Tagged counter protest, love is love, marriage equality, protest, providence, Rhode Island, WBC, Westboro Baptist Church
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Westboro Baptist Church: GTFO of My State!
Despite our differences, I think most of can agree that the Westboro Baptist Church sucks. Everybody hates them for picketing funerals and thanking god for dead soldiers, amongst other nastiness. But they’re not content to stay in their own state- … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism & Religion, Political
Tagged counter protest, LARP, marriage equality, my big gay larp, protest, Rhode Island, Westboro Baptist Church
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What Does It Mean To Be Human?
This is a question I’ve heard and pondered in many philosophy and literature classes. However, we never came to answer. I suspect it’s because it’s kind of a nonsensical question akin to asking “What does it mean to be a … Continue reading
Monsters
We’re born into a wildfire of sensation. Suddenly it’s bright and cold and for the first time you’re exposed. Dropped in a foreign word of twisting sights and nauseating sounds, surrounded by, which might as well be and still be, … Continue reading
The Iron Astrolabe 