Ah, consumption. That ‘old-timey’ disease. Inexplicably romanticised throughout art of all kinds in the 19th century. It was the hottest thing to die of. I usually prefer not dying, but alas, it was a different time. Personally, I’m hoping for death via something sudden in my sleep when I’m, like, I don’t know, 93. This […]
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This past week I read Head Cases by John McMahon. It is the first book in a new series that follows a group of FBI agents working on cold cases and the first book I’ve ever read of his. I was excited to go into a fresh novel by a new-to-me author. This was massively
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Many people are considering, to varying degrees of seriousness, moving out of the US. Searches for ‘how to move to Canada’ or ‘how to move out of the US’ have been spiking in recent months, what with the proliferation of laws that wouldn’t seem super out of place in your favorite dystopian media. At this
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As are all social media apps. I am a social media addict. I watch stupid cat videos, rage with others about the state of America, follow recipes I’ll never make (my cooking is a hazard), and watch tons of those AITA videos. It’s either a good time or a long descent into madness and despair.
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Do you know anything about the World Health Organization, lovingly known as the WHO? Maybe you’re the kind of person who should know a thing or two about what they do. *cough cough* before nuking our relationship with them. Or maybe you already know that they’ve done some pretty important and critically life saving things
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For the first 36 years of my life, I was a dog person. I’d never owned or spent any significant time with cats. They seemed a little standoffish, if I’m being honest. I like the validation my puppies give me as I walk in the door. Sure, it’s a little bit needy and over the
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Read Part 1 here. The second half of Sheri Franke’s book, The House of My Mother, is both more intense and more personal than the first. It is during this section where we witness the downfall of her mother, Ruby, as the authorities finally take action against her abuses and bring charges against Ruby for
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It is 6:55 am. Your alarm rings and as you swipe away the inexplicable multitude of notifications that arrived overnight, you notice a text from the school district. There’s a 2-hour delay. Not so bad, you think, stopping your alarm and getting to sleep in a whole extra 30 minutes before work. 7:45 am. Did
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Sheri Franke’s book, The House of My Mother, released this past Tuesday, and it details her experience as the child of a family vlogger. I put it as an add-in book with my Book of the Month selection, expecting it to be both distressing and enlightening. I’ve seen videos of Sheri, now an advocate for
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