Monday, October 21, 2013

NYWC, take one: "I Am From ___"

i aim high. i'm enlisting barthes, chabon, & didion, running a dragnet through their work in order to help my own. that said, such a path is still a one-way street, & in the long run, the potential to make me a better writer is limited. the contribution is indirect, & while i learn a great deal, i must still be my own teacher. recalling the experience of some of my students, i realize that i need to get someone else involved. fortunately, i've found some good someone-elses in the New York Writers' Coalition.

i went to my first meeting today & have decided to attend as regularly as possible. at first, i wasn't entirely sure how it would go, as i'm rather demanding of my readers. plus, the session was going to revolve around prompts. honestly, i hate prompts. prompts are satan's spawn. but then i did this:

Saturday, October 19, 2013

race, grace, & true repentance

after a few rough days, i had planned to put on my big girl pants & spend my morning working on some writing projects & looking for more lucrative employment. i was proud of myself for the intent to get back on that bucking horse. i was going to DO IT. & just before i was about to begin, i stumbled across this article put forth by NPR:

Asian-Americans To Evangelicals: We're Not Your Punchline

i couldn't can't stay silent. after the jump, i've compiled a mash-up of my reactions, questions, & public & personal messages to others... apologies for repetition, but i go by Churchill's words on this one:

"If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack."

thus:
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/winstonchu111314.html#IRYKIvOU9fIr9KuQ.99
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/winstonchu111314.html#IRYKIvOU9fIr9KuQ.99
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/winstonchu111314.html#IRYKIvOU9fIr9KuQ99

Thursday, October 10, 2013

affordable boob-care

so by this time, my regular readers know that my family has a history of breast cancer. having gone through two biopsies at a relatively young age, i know the extreme importance of having consistent exams. thanks to my current situation, i am underemployed & underinsured. i've been trying to get screenings at a reasonable cost but have had no luck so far, & i finally hit the limits of my patience. at first, i wasn't going to bother blogging (as immediacy was my greatest concern). however, i've since realized that some of my readers aren't connected to me via FB or twitter, & i want this to reach as wide an audience as possible.

anyway, my FB posts are usually far more measured than what i've written today, & i am keenly aware of the ramifications of what i release to the interwebs. this time, however, my anger has overridden my usual tact, & i honestly couldn't give a fuck. the post, in its entirety, after the jump:

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

FemFlash 2013 - haiku

my first foray into femflash is a femen backlash. i'm tired of my energy & identity being appropriated. i no longer want to hear the message that if i DON'T GO TO THE EXTREME, THEN I DON'T CARE & AM BOWING DOWN TO THE MALE ESTABLISHMENT.

fuck that. i can still be a woman & a self-advocate without giving some drooly-mouthed bros any dream fodder.

Friday, September 27, 2013

where i am, where you are

earlier tonight, i began to pen pain's letter. instead, it became truth's missive. perhaps, it's both.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

my superbly tilted axis

in an effort to make the experience of mental illness, & specifically bipolar disorder, more understandable to the non-patient, i've decided to go global. sort of.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

there. i've turned my other cheek. will you slap me again?

"heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,/ nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."*



meh. that's not even accurate. at least not for me.