Academia has a problem…

…Rachel R. Hardeman is but one manifestation of that problem. I started writing this last December after back to back articles centering her were published. I was sick of it. She wreaked havoc on my mental and financial health, along with many others, yet there she was smiling and being praised for her “work.” I…

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One Day at at Time…

I’ve been in a funny mood all day. Yes, times are strange, we’re in a pandemic, we’ve been home for months, and things will likely never be the same as they were prior to this. It’s unsettling. But today, in particular, I felt strange: I watched youtube videos of gospel music. I’m not religious. I…

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So Anxious.

Several times a week I find myself sitting down to work on the things I decided were my priorities for the day and all of a sudden unable to sit still. I start seeing something that needs to be washed or organized or another project idea that comes up that I should tackle. It’s a…

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