A dear old professor of mine stopped by to chat about this story. He had read it. He was one of the readers for the Duke contest. He stood there, staring at me in his kindly, near-sighted manner, and a thought flashed in my head: “He knows I was molested, and he doesn’t hate me.Continue reading ““You better keep your head, little girl, or you won’t know where I am””
Monthly Archives: August 2006
Big Brother Blair
This BBC news story reads like something out of a dystopian nightmare. Mr Blair said it was possible to spot the families whose circumstances made it likely their children would grow up to be a “menace to society”… …”If we are not prepared to predict and intervene far more early then there are children whoContinue reading “Big Brother Blair”
The D-Word
The Happy Feminist’s recent post about the positive effects of divorce (someone in the comments even pointed out that no-fault divorce may have increased women’s physical well-being, diminishing suicide and abuse), has inspired me to pontificate (I love this word) on the way the spectre of divorce is being used by wingnuts and other assortedContinue reading “The D-Word”
I Is Laughing Much Hard
This is obviously a Marxist critique of our society. Found on ua.fm, a web portal for snazzy Ukrainians (no, you don’t need a working knowledge of a foreign language to get the joke).
Welcome to My Golden City
I’ve begun to write about Kiev. It’s not a particularly rewarding process at this point, because my purpose is as of yet extremely fuzzy and unformed. Kiev looms large in my mind, always has, always will, but what I am actually trying to articulate about it and its denizens (ones I know, ones I haveContinue reading “Welcome to My Golden City”
Natalia A. 