Dear Laughing, Stamping, Clapping, and Pointing Man on the Corner of 4th Av. S and 4th Street: Your untrammeled glee at that big-ass truck swiping my parking spot in spectacular fashion was so profound that I ain’t even mad. I can only be humbled by having brought so much joy to another human being thatContinue reading “Joy to the World”
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Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Handle a Possibly Disabled Bicyclist After an Accident?
Dear Bitter Butch, The other day in my van, when exiting a parking lot and joining traffic, I struck a cyclist whom I didn’t see because he was coming at me against traffic from behind a relatively blind corner. (Everybody is fine.) My issue is that the fellow, who was alone, seemed to have aContinue reading “Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Handle a Possibly Disabled Bicyclist After an Accident?”
Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Cope After the Election?
Dear Bitter Butch, The fallout from this election is causing personal emotions similar to those I felt when the family rallied to support a sexual predator and to turn me out. Any advice? – Triggered Dear Bitter Butch, I have neighbors in my very rural, agricultural little neck of the woods, who work on farmsContinue reading “Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Cope After the Election?”
How to help fight DAPL and support Standing Rock
Lists of places to donate for the legal fund, representatives to contact and their contact information, etc.: http://other98.com/best-ways-support-nodapl-protectors/ Contact the 17 banks funding the Dakota Access Pipeline: http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/how-to-contact-the-17-banks-funding-the-dakota-access-pipeline-20160929 And learn background on the whole situation: https://nycstandswithstandingrock.wordpress.com/standingrocksyllabus/
In which I sob over a car.
Today, I took my old 95 Saturn to Newgate School to donate her. Yes, ‘her.’ I got in the car, started the engine, and proceeded to sob all the way to the school. Jan and I bought that Saturn brand new in 1995. She took us across the country and back so many times. SheContinue reading “In which I sob over a car.”
Local State Rep PEGGY FLANAGAN is first Native woman to speak at the DNC!!!
“Your name is NOT Pocahantas. . . . despite everything that has happened to our people, and no matter what Donald Trump says: WE ARE STILL HERE.” https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4615831/state-representative-peggy-flanagan Oh, Peggy I am so damn proud of you and your writing and your speaking and your hard work for all of us. I am so proudContinue reading “Local State Rep PEGGY FLANAGAN is first Native woman to speak at the DNC!!!”
Please help save Trans Lifeline!
DONATE HERE. From their Facebook Page: I need your help to save Trans Lifeline. We applied for grants aggressively this year but were turned down by everyone but the Trans Justice Funding Project and Horizons Foundation. Pride season was pretty much a bust for fundraising and now we are in dire straights. Members of ourContinue reading “Please help save Trans Lifeline!”
Cite your sources, people.
THANK you Pokemon Go
My kid never wants to go for a walk. He ‘hates’ bike riding. Being outside is basically an anathema. Or I should say WAS an anathema. In one week, he’s very close to reaching his 10K distance for evolving. Or hatching. Or . . . I don’t know what. Now he goes for a longContinue reading “THANK you Pokemon Go”
Bitter Butch Needs You!
Dear Darlings, Bitter Butch is in need of more letters! Please send your questions about heartache, parenting, sex, work, disability, queerness, etiquette, or any old damn thing to bitterbutch@bitterempire.com and I will do my best to do it justice! Bitterly, Bitter Butch
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