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Oct 15, 2017

An October Manifesto: a Life in Empire Essay

We can learn from past mistakes. We can stop operating out of sheer ego-protection and fear. We can choose to not preference the making...

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Sep 16, 2017

The Scent of Pine: on life in Empire

Every day it’s one more thing. Sometimes several things at a time. Fire. Flooding. Death. Disease. Poverty. Injustice. Corruption....

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Mar 11, 2017

Sexism is Making Me Sick(er)

Sexism is real. As a gender-nonconforming, female-presenting person living in the US, I know this. I’ve seen it time and time again,...

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Feb 25, 2017

Solidarity Becomes Our Resistance: Thoughts on Confronting Empire

People complied. Now, I wasn’t there, so perhaps some of them questioned what was happening, but as far as I know, every person showed...

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Jan 26, 2017

Our Joy Continues to Shine: More Thoughts on Empire

How to live in late capitalism, in the midst of climate change, political upheaval, and the fading of empire? Say fuck you. Say bless...

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Aug 8, 2010

On Empire and Kisses

“The price of kissing is your life…” – Mevlana Rumi There is a cost for everything: loving, not loving, oil, guns, greed, laughter,...

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T. Thorn Coyle