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The Elephant in the Room — Colleen – 12/1/2016
The Elephant in the Room 1 December 2016 You may have noticed the long period of silence from One Year of Letters. In addition to the individual pressures keeping us from our beloved keyboards, we’ve all been reeling from the … Continue reading
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Tagged election, issues, social justice, speaking out, thoughtful discourse
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The Truth Hurts — Colleen – 9/19/2016
The Truth Hurts 19 September 2016 With all the talk about universities, political correctness, and trigger warnings, I’ve been chafing to write something/anything on this subject, but knew I’d only get myself into trouble with my pro-Northwestern University, “suck it … Continue reading
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Tagged Baylor University, free speech, political correctness, Rice University MOB, sexual assault, Title IX
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Race to the Finish — Colleen – 8/12/2016
Race to the Finish 12 August 2016 Look at this photo of my classmates and me from 1969. I’m four years old, and it’s a preschool at Brandeis University in Boston. I’m the one with dark pigtails and a soul-piercing … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights Movement, denial, Michelle Obama, racism, slavery apologists, the race card
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Lip Service — Colleen – 7/1/2016
Lip Service July 1, 2016 He never knew what hit him, that young man in the restaurant who for some reason hailed three middle-aged ladies dining at the table beside him. Suave and handsome, he only meant to spread his … Continue reading
Shootout on Wycliffe Drive — Colleen – 6/3/2016
Shootout on Wycliffe Drive 3 June 2016 I grew up in west suburban Houston, Texas on a sleepy street called Wycliffe Drive. I led the kind of life you hear us Gen-Xers mourning these days. We were the last kids … Continue reading
Restricted Access — Colleen – 5/4/2016
Restricted Access 6 May 2016 From birth, our hearts are like construction zones where the work never ends. They begin as open ground, ready for grading. Naked and new, without preconceptions, we invite the emotional equivalent of heavy equipment to … Continue reading
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Tagged coping mechanisms, emotional shield, narcissism, relationships, wrecking ball personalities
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Seeing Red — Colleen – 4/16/2016
Seeing Red 16 April 2016 For the past three weeks, I’ve been seeing red, and I don’t just mean that I’m angry. I am talking about a grassroots organization I’ve joined called Periods for Pence, which appeared out of nowhere … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion, HEA 1337, Indiana, justice, Mike Pence, miscarriage, paternalism in politics, religious extremism
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Civility — Colleen – 3/9/2016
Civility 9 March 2016 As I watch my country go to pieces, I’ve noted another worrisome shift: Americans, who were always a bit uneven in the practice of civility, have apparently abandoned it once and for all. This trend cuts … Continue reading
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Tagged authoritarianism, civility, politeness, reality television, respect, social media
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My Love Affair with Cars — Colleen – 2/12/2016
My Love Affair with Cars 12 February 2016 The other day, my baby drove away with a man, and I will never see her again. I should probably explain that better. In this case, my baby is a beat-up, twelve … Continue reading
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