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Vashti Speaks for Herself
“He said that? you heard him? The bastard! / I used to love him. Some ways I still do… / but honey, don’t believe all you hear. / He can put it on Larry King Live, / he can write it up in the Bible / for every preacher to preach, / it’ll still be a goddamn lie….” A poem for National Poetry Month. Continue reading
Mielikki
“When they told me who to put on the throne / I said, no, I will not be ruled. / The gods they showed me were tyrants
who displeased me with their judgments, / their injustice, yes, their cruelty.” — A poem for National Poetry Month.
Posted in Mistress of Woodland, Poems
Tagged household gods, Mielikki, National Poetry Month, poem, writing
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Is Alaska Governor Sean Parnell a Christian dominionist?
Given the evidence — his recent political appointees, his affiliations to Christian dominionist organizations — I think we’d be fairly safe to say that Parnell is a Christianist & dominionist, much like Sarah Palin — except not quite so noisy about it. Which actually makes him more effective at it.
Posted in Alaska politics
Tagged Carl Ekstrom, ChangePoint, Christianism, Don Haase, Kenneth Kirk, lgbtq, Miller v. Carpeneti, Sean Parnell
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It Gets Better, the book: A “message in a bottle” to LGBT youth
In the summer of 1978, two essays in a feminist anthology were all the info I had beyond the feelings of my own heart to let me know it was okay to be a lesbian. Today, the It Gets Better Project & similar projects are how LGBT elders can communicate the same message to isolated LGBT youth.
Posted in LGBTQA
Tagged Bent Alaska, coming out, lgbtq
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The Daily Tweets 2011-03-22: How Anakin became a Jedi
Good jokes, bad jokes… who cares? So long as they gain a good laugh or a good groan, I’m happy. And… plans are afoot for a Phantom Menace livesnark in advance of the 3-D release.
Good, evil, & great waves of god
Hokusai & the Japanese earthquake and tsunami — Job & the Voice from the Whirlwind — what’s all that got do do with good & evil & the justice of god? All that, & a tattoo.
Posted in No Way Way
Tagged aha, Book of Job, Christianism, god is the universe & everything in it, Hokusai, Japan, tattoos, theodicy
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Help John Aronno of Alaska Commons go to Netroots Nation
I was delighted to learn that John had applied for the scholarship for Netroots Nation 2011; & I’m even more delighted to support his candidacy — both as a progressive blogger per se, and as a tremendous ally to LGBT Alaskans. Please vote for him!
Posted in Alaska politics, Ordinance
Tagged Alaska Commons, Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, John Aronno, LGBTQ allies, Netroots Nation, True Diversity Dinner 2009
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Harm at the center
Self-hatred — including, for many of us, internalized homophobia and transphobia — is the harm at the very center of us. Love others as you love yourself, but first: love yourself. Let no one convince you to do otherwise.
Posted in depression, Itse, LGBTQA
Tagged giving up self-hate, homophobia, integrity, lgbtq, UAA, Wellesley College
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Illimitable god, & related thoughts about why I’m not a Christian
I have a B.A. in Religion. That was one result of looking for “the answer.” I eventually found my answer. And sometimes, as now, I have to talk with people very dear to me, whose answer is different.
Posted in No Way Way
Tagged Bible, Christianism, Christianity, god, God as a bully, religion
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Iditarod 2011 at Side Street
It was a Saturday yesterday, so it was a writing day at Side Street Espresso in downtown Anchorage. But it was also the ceremonial start of Iditarod 2011, & as Side Street is on G Street just off 4th Avenue, … Continue reading