Tag: nostalgia

Dolly Parton And the Choices We Make

Can where we come from shape our views? Is the joke on us? Can our words show truth? Did the choices of others both deter and inspire a young writer? Dolly Parton embodies the best of the yeses to these questions with Country Class and kindness that enlightenment and education doesn’t always provide. This is…
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August 23, 2024
The Important Reflections of Jenny’s Feedback

Last Friday I wrote and published an interview called, “Jenny’s Feedback and Graceful Truth“. It was not only the most popular Fem Friday in over three months, but it also created some comments that have left me moved. Jenny is profoundly deaf. She communicated to me about her experiences as a woman who felt the…
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August 19, 2024
We Need to Talk About Uncle Rico

I am going to assume that you have seen Napoleon Dynamite. It is a hard movie to describe, but it is a fun indie film about friendship. The movie has a unique and fascinating antagonist. Uncle Rico. Uncle Rico is sent in to care for Napoleon and his brother Kip after their grandmother suffers an…
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August 12, 2024
Bjork’s Avant Garde Life and a Kiss Sweeter Than Sugarcubes

Can an artist always experimenting defy definition? Is it possible to mash up various inspirations into one inspiring figure? Can Gen Xers hear the voices of the young and change and grow while still setting a social tone? And can her early concert bind two lost souls into a first kiss? If we are talking…
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August 9, 2024
I Want My MTV: A Birthday Remembrance

MTV began broadcasting August 1st, 1981, at 12:01am from New York City. The famous opening was the launching of the space shuttle and footage of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The words “Ladies and Gentlemen, Rock n Roll!” were the first words ever spoken on the network which was only available in the state of…
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August 5, 2024
How Maya Angelou’s Life Continues to Inspire Change

Dr. Maya Angelou was an activist, poet, dancer, actor, civil rights leader, screenwriter, playwright and so much more. Not only did she win numerous humanitarian awards and received over 50 honorary degrees, but she won and inspired the hearts of more people we will ever know about. She is an iconoclast who spoke truth to…
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August 2, 2024
Queering The Lens Of History To Understand Our Present Chaos

The transphobic and homophobic nature of some Christians led to them judging everything they saw through those lenses. To argue with that perception is to argue with a wall that has been fortified through years of reenforced conservative building blocks.
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July 30, 2024
July Bridges Past Trauma to Future Hope

July's theme was a focus on common connections between generations. The main focus was X to Z, but the Silent Generation, Boomers, and Millennials were all touched on. This month was also the month that we reduced our volume of content so the Editor in Chief could focus on the YA novels based on some…
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July 29, 2024
Thank You for Being a Friend Bea Arthur

Do Bea Arthur and Cyndi Lauper have something in common? Could artist and art be unified in cause? Did Bea Arthur inspire me and change me in my 50’s? Yes. The Golden Girls is a rare and special gem in entertainment. A television sitcom that premiered in 1985 captured the hearts of the Silent Generation,…
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July 26, 2024
Toy Soldiers Fighting for Better Lives

Did an important song hit number 1 on this day in the 80s? Could a Latin Pop star tell a better story than a first lady? Was a song able to make an addicted teen pause? Martika and the song Toy Soldiers would be a hard yes. If I’m being honest, 1989 was a blur.…
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July 22, 2024