Category Archives: Holding Contradictions

Election Day Anguish

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

I’m not anguished about what the results will be this Election Day. I’m prayerful, and feeling pretty good. My partner has been down at the grassroots Obama office in our community since before 7 this morning; I’m proud of him, … Continue reading →

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Messing with my son about his outfit

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

Nils Pickert responds to the viral article about him wearing a skirt to support his son on this Huffington Post blog entry. The original article (which I mentioned here the end of August) garnered the usual mix of responses, from … Continue reading →

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. . . The Answer, of Course, Is Nothing

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

I’m a little giddy at having my blog quoted in the New York Times in Ruth Padawer’s article for the Sunday NY Times Magazine “What’s So Bad about a Boy Who Wants to Wear a Dress.” But I was taken … Continue reading →

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MLK – Remember by moving forward

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

January is a good time to practice holding contradictions and paradox. We’re past the darkest day of the year, and yet in for some of the coldest weather. We’ve just had New Year’s, with its promise of a fresh start … Continue reading →

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