In what kind of a sick, twisted society can a mother be convicted of “stealing education” by sending her son to the wrong school district? I mean, I’ve known for a while that the whole “war on drugs” thing was just another tool of the class war in disguise (and you know what, Tupac hasContinue reading “And the American criminal justice system is broken too”
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I’m a fantasy book heroine, I’ve decided
Clearly, that’s why my battles are so epic all the time. I suppose I need to get used to it at some point. I have these moments of doubt all the time. Why didn’t I marry some banker in Connecticut? Why don’t I have a nice, three-bedroom home in a suburb? Why don’t I haveContinue reading “I’m a fantasy book heroine, I’ve decided”
For the sake of perspective on student debt: my husband got two first-class educations. For free.
He studied theater direction at the Russian Academy of the Theater Arts. For free. He studied documentary filmmaking with director Marina Razbezhkina. Also for free. And while he studied for free, he always had ways of “giving back” – whether it’s helping organize a drama lab in a remote town, or put on a playContinue reading “For the sake of perspective on student debt: my husband got two first-class educations. For free.”
The comforts of home
When I was in high school, my friends and I feared the kind of ordinariness that could one be borne out of the boom of the 1990’s. The walls of our houses could only cave in on us in the metaphoric sense. Because my parents had money during that period, I thought I had theContinue reading “The comforts of home”
People write me about student debt
And some of them are talking about wanting to end their lives. They are not speaking from “weakness” or “stupidity.” They’re just tired. They feel done. “I’ve never had serious issues with suicidal ideation, but damnit, this is causing that for me,” one woman wrote – she ended up having trouble with her loans dueContinue reading “People write me about student debt”
Natalia A. 