Masculine or feminine. STEM or the arts. Logic or emotions. Science fiction or fantasy. Urban or rural. Art deco or art nouveau. Industrial or whimsical. Night owl or morning person. Straight or gay. Practical or romantic. Prose or poetry. Dominant or submissive. Winter or summer. Flesh or spirit. Humans have an odd way of insisting … Continue reading Binary
I've always enjoyed questions like 'what super power would you want?' I wouldn't want invisibility. There's an X-Files episode that explains why that's a bad idea. Super strength or speed or dexterity sound useful, but not really fun. They sound like the pickup truck of super powers. You're going to be asked to help with … Continue reading Super Powers
When I opened up about my experiences with religious indoctrination on Facebook a little while ago, a relative expressed shock anyone could believe the things I believed for so long. I knew they were defensive because they didn't like my criticism of Christianity, and their faith was of a more liberal variety, but it still … Continue reading Unseen
I sprained my ankle in July 2018. I am in my late 30s and had never broken a bone or sprained an ankle and now my ankle went out from under me while walking in a park. It was not a mild sprain. It wasn't bad enough to need surgery but it did mean I … Continue reading Religious Indoctrination 20/20
I had started out my adult life as a conservative evangelical Christian that voted Republican if I voted at all. I'd registered as an independent but realistically I wouldn't be voting for a liberal. Liberal equaled hedonist sinner that supported killing babies. I was against feminism. I believed it was wrong to be gay, and … Continue reading Religious Indoctrination 19/20
The cost of obedience to what I believed was God's will for my life was high. Feeling overwhelmed, tired, stressed, depressed and anxious became my normal right away after getting married and becoming pregnant for the first time. I had never been a huge fan of being touched or having someone in close proximity to … Continue reading Religious Indoctrination 18/20
I never explicitly told my husband that I was submitting to him. I thought we were on the same page, that he believed that was the natural order of things for Christians attempting to follow God. I didn't enjoy my duty to submit, I didn't enjoy the life my husband was choosing for us, he … Continue reading Religious Indoctrination 17/20
My god was a malicious monster. I was a better person than my god was. My god wasn't real. He was a phantom in my mind, a phantom created by people and placed in my mind by people, and it was their hierarchy and their will that I tried to obey, while praying to the … Continue reading Religious Indoctrination 16/20
God was a god of love. The greatest commandments were to love the Lord your God and to love your neighbor as yourself. Love was patient, love was kind, love did not brag and was not arrogant, love did not seek its own, love did not take into account a wrong suffered, love forgave all … Continue reading Religious Indoctrination 15/20
I was a very homophobic person. I had never been able to have the same kind of relationship with my dad ever since finding out he was gay. After he'd put himself back together post-divorce he was still very much the loving and smart and funny person that he'd been before, but I wouldn't let … Continue reading Religious Indoctrination 14/20
On A Good Day 