Jan 22
An interesting thing about the novel (A philosopher, a psychologist, and an extraterrestrial walk into a chocolate bar…) is that one of the characters, Jane Smith, starts a ‘translation dictionary’ and the author, Jass Richards, has set up a tumblr page for people to add entries. Cool.
https://jassrichards.tumblr.com/
Jan 21
JUST OUT from Lacuna!
A philosopher, a psychologist, and an extraterrestrial walk into a chocolate bar… a novel by Jass Richards
It’s kinda an extended argument for radical feminism. And very funny.
Here’s the blurb:
When a self-appointed independent activist and her office-temp-with-a-doctorate buddy embark on a quest for a chocolate bar (a bar that …
Dec 25
Big words confuse them. They think ‘No’ means ‘Yes’.
They have no sense of direction. They confuse running away with running toward.
They have a questionable understanding of basic biology. They think they need sexual intercourse. (Like, what, if they can’t stick their dick into some woman’s vagina, they’ll die? Wouldn’t that be nice.)
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Dec 17
So this guy in our neighborhood has early Alzheimers and dizzy spells. He’s looking for a babysitter (his word) and someone to cook for him and do his cleaning so he doesn’t have to go into a home. And he asked me.
I have no experience babysitting. And absolutely no aptitude for it.
Yes, I …
Nov 30
Check it out –
WordPress censors GenderTrender; Gallus Mag responds.
Nov 28
It really hit home when my father gave me twenty bucks for a pizza, his treat. As if I were a teenager. Instead of a 50-year-old woman with a mortgage to pay, property taxes, and monthly bills for oil, electricity, phone, internet, tv, house insurance, car insurance… Amazing. He was sitting in my living room …
Nov 17
Check it out!
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/all-white-male-panel-topics
Nov 15
I hate the way they defer to men.
I hate the way they expect a man to pay their way through life.
I hate that they accept the privileged status that accompanies being married to a man.
I hate that they sexualize themselves with make-up and clothing choices as a matter of routine.
I hate …
Nov 14
Yes, generally speaking, I do.
I hate the way they take up more physical space than necessary, sprawling over the confines of their chairs, elbowing the people beside them.
I hate the way they take up more conversational space, speaking slowly, repeating themselves, and making irrelevant comments that derail the discussion.
I hate the way …
