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Tag Archives: childhood
Queering Haeckel
Coming out queer as an adult, to myself as well as to the world, reveals some knots in experiences had previously seemed like simple and smooth parts of my past. Detangling memories of a probably-queer-but-a-million-miles-from-being-recognized-as-such childhood has been taking up a lot of my … Continue reading
Reading is Fundamental
Teacher Appreciation Week has come and gone. I missed it! I have so many wonderful things to say about my own teachers and teachers like them. You don’t think they’d mind taking the compliments I have to offer, even if … Continue reading
Posted in Truth
Tagged a little late, book, books, childhood, first grade, Homer, Learning to read, Literacy, reading, Reading is Fundamental, RIF, second grade, Teacher Appreciation Week, Twain
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Orange Cecelia and Grass-Oriented Needs
When I was a child I didn’t have imaginary friends. I did however, have an imaginary alter ego. Her name was Orange Cecelia, or sometimes Orange Ce-Sara, and she was orphan who lived in our backyard. Miss Orange was very … Continue reading
Posted in Truth
Tagged alter ego, autonomy, childhood, cooking, dependency, imaginary alter-ego, Orange Cecelia, pretend, ramps, worry
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Magic – Part 2
As a child I had delusions of self-sufficiency. I could build a home or weaves my clothes from blades of grass, set up imaginary stores of goods for an imaginary winter, or repurpose the everyday items of home into survival … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity's Confusion, My Confusion
Tagged adolescence, belief, childhood, church, magic, parables, philosophy, spiritual practices, survival, The Many, The One, void
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Magic – Part 1
I’m like Popeye. I am what I am. I suppose that also makes me like God, the I am. I can’t change my beliefs or my broken symbology. I can’t change my past. I can move forward. In fact, I … Continue reading
Posted in My Confusion
Tagged belief, childhood, confusion, Finger Lakes, magic, parables, philosophy, spiritual practices, symbology
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Behold, Confusion! 