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Honor and the Cheating Heart — Amanda – 8/26/2015
Honor and the Cheating Heart August 26, 2105 Dear Reader, All right, I’m fessin’ up. I signed up for Ashley Madison, and my email is probably on that list. Now that you’ve climbed back into your chair, I’ll tell you … Continue reading
Ambition Makes Me Tired — Amanda – 8/12/2015
Ambition Makes Me Tired August 12, 2015 The blank page. A field of white, unsullied and wholesome, unexplored and terrifying. There’s a reason you don’t see a blog from me every week here on OYOL. When Colleen and Elaina asked … Continue reading
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Tagged ambition fatigue, avoidance, fear of the unknown, pressure, procrastination
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When the Hunter Became the Hunted — Amanda – 7/29/2015
When the Hunter Became the Hunted July 29, 2015 Dear Reader, Wow! The wrath of the Internet has descended full-force on Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who killed Cecil the Lion, a beloved inhabitant of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cecil the Lion, doxxing, internet backlash, internet outrage, mob mentality, Walter Palmer
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Dream House — Amanda – 7/15/15
Dream House – Amanda (AM) Justice July 15, 2015 Dear A, The husband is making plans for the future, looking ten years ahead to the daughter’s high school graduation and his retirement. He’s fixing to make a liar out of … Continue reading
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Tagged different visions, dream house, ideal living conditions, ocean, retirement
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Fear and Loathing in the USA – Amanda- 6/24/15
Fear and Loathing in the USA- June 24, 2015 Dear Reader- On Father’s Day, my family and I saw the movie Inside Out, and it served as antidote for a rough week preceding. Nothing bad happened to me personally, but … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Dylann Roof, fear, Inside Out, put fear in its place, racism, South Carolina
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Luck Be the Lady in the Locker Room — Amanda – 6/10/2015
Luck Be the Lady in the Locker Room June 10, 2015 Dear A, You’re lucky, and you’re grateful to whatever accident of fate made it so. A sign of your luck, or perhaps an outcome of it, is that you … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, being true to yourself, gender, self-image, transsexuals
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The Good Place — Amanda – 5/27/2015
The Good Place May 27, 2015 Today is my first annual 49th birthday, coming ten years after my first annual 39th. I repeat these age-vanity jokes with a smile and a wink, certain a year from now I’ll be celebrating … Continue reading
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Tagged emotional responses to food, good food, making connections, memories
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Sock Man — Amanda – 4/29/2015
Sock Man 4/29/2015 The sock man shuffles down the sidewalk, black plastic garbage bag in one hand, packages of new socks in the other. “Socks, socks,” he mumbles. He doesn’t cry his wares loudly like the hat peddler in the … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, criminalizing poverty, homelessness, humanity, panhandling
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Amanda 3/18/15 Convictions
3/18/15 Convictions, Courage, and the Internet While browsing through my Facebook newsfeed this weekend, I came across a post that made my blood boil. We’ve all experienced this: a Facebook friend posts an inflammatory message that demands a response. Heart … Continue reading
Amanda 3/4/2015 – Fear and Ambition in Brooklyn
3/4/2015 Dear A: How often have you passed a shop window, caught a reflection of an old, jowly broad out the corner of your eye, mutely snickered at her, then realized it’s your own reflection? How many times have you … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement, aging, ambition, changing the status quo, focusing on goals, taking stock
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One Year of Letters 