Tag: trauma
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The Gen X Watch Thanksgiving Special!
I want so much to talk about how awesome Thanksgiving was in the 80’s. To thrill you with the stories of yesteryear. But there is something weighing heavy on my heart. It has to do with the people I am most thankful for. There were some things that were amazing. The Macy’s Parade felt different…
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Hearts of Glass Living in The Real World
This is the title of an upcoming YA adventure written by Pat Green. Me. It will be releasing in Spring of 2025 with the second novel, Hearts of Glass Fade Away and Radiate coming in Fall/Winter of 2025. It is the tale of teens who meet in a mall in the 80’s bonded by common…
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When the Nostalgia Powered Time Machine Breaks
Wayback Wednesdays are normally easy to write. I look at On This Day in the 80’s, find a topic, become the living time machine, and have a few paragraphs of fun while embracing the importance of the positive side of nostalgia. But right now it is hard to do. In my personal life I am…
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Women’s Thoughts on the New Fem Friday!
Fem Friday has a new home in Tawnlandia! You can read it on Tawnlandia’s Medium Channel for Fem Friday. If you want to listen to it read by a seasoned audiobook reader you can listen for free on her Patreon or her Feminist Forum. There is a new emphasis in the Fem Friday’s in this…
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Election Stress & How To Not Become a Monster
Tomorrow is election day in the United States. 69% of our audience is in the US. A cursory glance at the news and social media will show that Americans are under a lot of stress and experiencing a lot of anxiety right now. The feelings are valid, there’s a lot at stake. In some ways…
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Weird Al Giving to Himself as He Gives to Others
Today is Weird Al’s Birthday. Most know him for his parodies of top artists and songs over the decades. Some know him for his movie presence and voice over acting. Regardless of how people know him they know him for the humor and kindness he gives to the world with the gift of laughter. Everyone…
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The Life of Mia Zapata and Love After Tragedy
Are there creatives that most of us will never hear of? Should we check out our local music scene? Is how we lived more important than how we died? Do we need to remember who the person was and their art more than what they endured? In the case of Mia Zapata of the Gits,…
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The Curse of the White Bic Lighter and the 27
Have you ever heard of the curse of the White Bic Lighter and the 27 Club? Let me get my flashlight as you gather around the camp fire. One October night I was out with a woman I was dating. We were outside of the iconic Metro Chicago having a smoke and a toke together.…
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Women Write Banned Books & What We Must Do Now
What happens six weeks after a First Amendment Activist and members of Amnesty International and the American Library Association have a conversation in the 80’s? What were they fighting for? And who is winning that war over 40 years later? The 80’s gave us Banned Books Week. They were fighting “to teach the importance of…
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The Power of the Pen Pal to Expand the World
When many of us were young there was nothing more magical than getting mail that was for you! The best was a letter or a card from a friend. To this day I enjoy the week of my birthday and Christmas because there are still a few beautiful people who will send a hand written…
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