Bullying
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Of Love and Nerds
For the sake of my mental health, I decided to go for walks. This isn’t a new thing for me; in the past, it was what I did almost every day after work. It started off as something more serious – I’d walk and began pushing myself further until it was a sprint, a job, Continue reading
Bullying, Dating, Dating Apps, Dating Services, Echo & the Bunnymen, Gatekeeping, Geek2Geek, Geeks, Gk2Gk, José Skinner, Love, Nerds, Nothing Lasts Forever, People Watching, Post Secret, Relationships, Romance, Singlehood, Singleness, Targeted Advertisements, TikTok, Tinder, Toxic Fandoms, Tumblr, Whisper, YouTube -
Poetry Break
It’s difficult to pick which Shane Koyczan poem I love the most, but “To This Day” sits on top of the pile along with “Heaven, or Whatever.” As a parent, bullying worries me. How can you protect your child when you’re not around? Especially when you know how cruel others can be. Especially if you Continue reading
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Poetry Break
And if you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself Get a better mirror Look a little closer Stare a little longer Because there’s something inside you That made you keep trying Despite everyone who told you to quit You built a cast around your broken heart And signed it yourself You signed it “They were Continue reading
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Confession of an Elementary School Bully
Memory a fickle bitch, isn’t it? For those of you not in the know, I have a daily walking regimen. As much as I would like to believe otherwise, it’s purpose exists more for clearing out the daily accumulated mental clutter than for any health benefits I may receive from it. My track has changed in the last Continue reading
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“Everybody knows that you’re just an asshole”
JT asked if I was reading at the Beat poetry reading. I shook my head. “No,” I said. “Why not?” “It wasn’t my group. I wasn’t invited.” Last year, I made a snide remark about an anti-bullying poetry reading that excluded prose readers. I compared it to sitting at the loser’s table in the proverbial Continue reading
Chapin City Blues 