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The US Hunger Games may be coming to a town near you!

Just when you thought our nation couldn’t be more dystopian

5d ago

The US Hunger Games may be coming to a town near you!

5d ago

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Thirty over Fifty

A Motherlode of Emotions on Mother’s Day

Knowing my love won’t change even if I’ve learned to accept her absence

May 12

An Asian woman dressed in a red dress with a black collar and sleeves.

May 12

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Fourth Wave

Buy, Buy, Baby

The “fertilization president” offers a $5000 bonus for a “baby boom” in our near-dystopian world

Apr 25

A small child seated on a multi-colored quilt

Apr 25

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Read or Die — HQ

Irish Nightmares: Sheridan Le Fanu and the Rewriting of the Famine

Nationalism and “The Mysterious Lodger” (1850)

Mar 18

Irish Nightmares: Sheridan Le Fanu and the Rewriting of the Famine

Mar 18

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Make Exams Mandatory Again…for High-ranking Members of Government

We need politicians who are smarter and more knowledgeable than a 17-year-old

Feb 21

A hand filling a bubble on an exam.

Feb 21

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Working for a Rich Woman Taught Me Lessons About the 1%

And why the actions of our politicians in our current regime are not surprising at all

May 7

Working for a Rich Woman Taught Me Lessons About the 1%

May 7

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Bow down, Bernie Sanders Baiters and Haters!

Hate to say I told you so, blue and red MAGA

Apr 18

A blue background featuring 36 heads of Bernie Sanders, an older white man with white hair and glasses.

Apr 18

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Open Microphone

Trump Issues Executive Order to “Restore Shower Freedom”

This is NOT a late April Fool’s Joke!

Apr 10

A silver showerhead in a bathroom with gray tiles.

Apr 10

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Open Microphone

No, NOT Kamala Harris Again: AOC, Walz, Crockett…Anyone Else, Please!

We don’t need another trickle-down GOPee win

Apr 6

A woman in a blue pantsuit descending from a helicopter with three guards.

Apr 6

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Fourth Wave

Is Jasmine Crockett in a “Hot Ass Mess” After Mocking “Governor Hot Wheels?”

Much ado about nothing!

Apr 1

Is Jasmine Crockett in a “Hot Ass Mess” After Mocking “Governor Hot Wheels?”

Apr 1

Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor

Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor

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30 boosts; editor of 8 award-winning books; Ph.D. in English Literature (Oxford University); academic; author;

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