Tag: trauma
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Hearts of Glass Recalibrates the Moral Compass
In a world that often asks us to settle, to compromise, or worse—to look away—Pat Green refuses. Instead, he acts and he writes. He writes about heartache, survival, and the complex human spirit that refuses to break thinly disguised as nostalgia. His latest book, Hearts of Glass: Living in the Real World, is not just…
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Generational Trauma and Unexpected Hope
-by ‘Sapphire’ Generational trauma is a new term for me and a heavy burden to carry. My mother took her life when I was 20. Just like her mom did when she was 9. For most of my life, I saw her as weak—someone who chose substances over stability, over me. She couldn’t get her…
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Storytelling as Resistance: The Power of Our Words
by Jenny S. You know me as Jenny in Pat’s Fem Friday’s. He’s asked me several times to write and I’ve refused. I’m not a writer. As I wept over my non-binary teenager watching people cheer as our president threatened my child’s existence, I thought about Pat’s book (spoiler alert, I’ve read all four drafts).…
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Why We Need Indie Bookstores to Resist & Hope!
How have used and indie bookstores survived the winds of change? Do they matter? What can we learn from them? Over the last two weeks I have lost count how many bookstores I have been inside and had conversations with as I get closer to releasing Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World. Over…
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Performative Allyship While High On Memes
What is Performative Allyship? Are memes harmless escape or is there a dark side? How does our brain respond to memes and is there an impact on our ability to be empathetic and think critically? Are we activists or are we in a narcissistic quest to look awesome? Is it too late to change course…
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You Need Better Friends! Being There
“You need better friends! I’ll be there.” That is what she said to me. It changed my perspective and can change yours. Together we can do the same for others. Do you have the friends you deserve? What do you deserve? Not everyone has a “ride or die”. The have a “ride and bye”. Smoothie…
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Joy Division and the New Order of the 80’s!
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced its 2025 nominees for the Hall of Fame! In the list as one nominee is Joy Division/New Order. This is a bittersweet moment in musical history that not everyone knows about. In Gen X Watch, columnist Jeremy Ritch has written about the importance of not being…
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Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World
Hearts of Glass living in the Real World is almost here! It is the first YA novel in the Hearts of Glass series! 3 books and a series of short stories in an expanded universe based on the Fem Fridays we have written about here at Gen X Watch! It is unique and we need…
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Prepare to be Assimilated! Resistance is Futile!
What does my grandmother, Star Trek, a deleted X post by Eric Trump and resistance have to do with each other? On May 8th of 1989 Star Trek the Next Generation aired the episode “Q-Who”. In this episode we were introduced to the cybernetic humanoid race known as the Borg. They wanted every race they…
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Neil Gaiman and the Fall of Gods and Men
This is not the follow up piece to the Miami Vice Episode Eerily Relevant Now article I expected to write. But what do we do when heroes or friends are accused and who can be a predator? Neil Gaiman is the author of many works. Gen X Comic fans most likely discovered him in the…
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Wow! I have learned so much. While I should have watched and learned these lessons, I succumbed to the meta-narrative.…
Rachael, inspired and inspiring as always. You always are asking the most interesting questions.