Category Archives: Culture

Had an unpleasant dream last night in which Xmen appeared…

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Naomi

…to tenderize my innards. Fucking irritating; they were not the two or three most significant Xmen in my life. Minor romances,  peripheries, although memorable for one thing or another. It was hurtful, that dream, hurtful again, and the dream circumstances … Continue reading →

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“The Island at the Center of the World” explains my center

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Naomi

I went to college in Ohio, far enough from my family home in New Rochelle that without Skype, Zoom, email, whatever, weekend visits were not possible. Ergo, from early September through Thanksgiving of that year, I had been away from … Continue reading →

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Surprise! Update on the state of our news media

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Naomi

Yesterday I mumbled something about whether a news medium which has caved to Trump has sued another news medium which reports that the first news medium has caved to Trump. I know. It’s a muddle, but muddle is what we’re … Continue reading →

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