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:

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:

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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.
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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.
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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:

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.