Barbie was one of my favorite toys growing up. Hands down. I loved building houses for her, creating walls on my dresser out of my double-fold Grease and Muppet Movie albums, making furniture out of old tissue boxes, dressing her up, playing out scenarios of glamourous parties and a fabulous life. As a child, IContinue reading “I’m a Barbie Girl”
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Roe, Roe, Roe Your Vote
Get in the car, bitch; we are going to smash the patriarchy. My name is Shannon and I have had an abortion. Yep. I will preach it. My abortion was the result of a pregnancy loss. What’s that? Not the same thing? Well, dear reader, I assure you that, according to the backward courts inContinue reading “Roe, Roe, Roe Your Vote”
Samantha Jones is My Spiritual Advisor
If he seems too good to be true, he probably is. Samantha Jones Remember when Sex and the City was a phenom of pop culture? Before the recent lukewarm reboot, which I still watched because I am loyal to a fault. I am the same woman who watched Lost until the bitter, less than satisfyingContinue reading “Samantha Jones is My Spiritual Advisor”
Mansplain This
I have a few pet peeves. Tardiness. People who don’t know the difference between ‘there,’ ‘they’re’ and ‘their’ or ‘your,’ ‘you’re,’ and ‘yore.’ When my gel mani starts to lift after two days. People who drive the speed limit in the passing lane on the highway. OK, so maybe more than a few… But myContinue reading “Mansplain This”
I don’t think I want to live in a world where Crayola makes food
First and foremost, I do love your crayons, Crayola peeps. Your markers too. They beat the snot out of Roseart any day of the week. As a poor kid growing up in the 70’s/80’s, there was nothing quite as amazing as the 128-crayon box with the BUILT-IN sharpener on the back of the box andContinue reading “I don’t think I want to live in a world where Crayola makes food”
Resist Invisible 