"A year ago I was writing about how Trump was a “trickster character”, musing philosophically about his appeal to the masses. I had no real fear that he would become our next president. A year later I am dazed and still in shock and writing short prose poems about reality TV, because it truly is the end of the world."
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"It’s supernatural, it’s mythical. It boggles the mind. It’s magic. It’s also patriarchy and it’s also power. And that’s the way power operates. When people are able to get away with awful behavior and keep their power, it often leads to a reification of their power. Over and over."
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"Many people will say that we thought that nature was boundless, that the sea would forever give. That’s just not true. I have spoken with old time loggers and I’ve read accounts of men on sealing and whaling boats from the 18th century. Many wept, many had deep misgivings about what they were doing. Many knew they were cutting down trees, the likes of which, would never be seen again in Oregon or anywhere on the planet.
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"I am swimming in a kiddie pool of acceptance. And it doesn't necessarily feel good. It just feels necessary."
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Finally I got up and started packing up my belongings. That’s when the room went dark. I realized I was about to faint, so I dropped to the ground. My heart began to pound and my hands were shaking. I didn’t know what the hell was happening to me.
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