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Girl cornered

June 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Girl cornered · Older Essays

“Funny business, a woman’s career – the things you drop on your way up the ladder so you can move faster. You forget you’ll need them again when you get back to being a woman. That’s one career all females have in common, whether we like it or not: being a woman. Sooner or later, […]

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Pink slipped

June 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Pink slipped · Older Essays

Success and security are wholly subjective terms. “The economy” has become a threadbare phrase which tinges with the smell of sour baloney and an obese wet cat too to near your face. Everyone is aware, and no one really has much to say about it any more. Some folks, such as my brother and his […]

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Poet types

June 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Poet types · Older Essays

We can hide hate in our ink dripping bitter or flinging subtle knives We can rage against unknown men whose elections serve to down integrity We can talk with parted legs almost letting you grab our privcacy We can babble citing intentional confusion masking our unclear vowelage Or we can kvetch to our notepaper spouse […]

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What Bartleby was thinking.

June 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on What Bartleby was thinking. · Older Essays

“One of the truest tests of integrity is the blunt refusal to be compromised”  Chinua Acebe It’s one thing to grouse in the safe private company of friends about mistakes, unfairness, and poor leadership. But who is willing to say, I prefer not to?

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