Harassment and oppression. They’re all around us. And lately, so too are movements meant to empower traditionally dis-empowered groups. I’m talking about groups like women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people. As a highly sensitive person and an empath, I find all the stories of people being abused, threatened, harassed,…
“I love cooking, but I hate to bake.” If I had a nickel for every time my mother told me that, I’d have enough nickels to make a robot version of my mother who, when switched on, would most likely look me in the eye and say “I love cooking,…
A couple weeks ago, I made an announcement on Twitter: I hereby unhitch this wagon overflowing with past mistakes, failures, and embarrassing moments. I’m leaving it all right here. [Dances into the sunset] — Ann Bevans (@annbevans) March 21, 2018 For a while now, I’ve claimed to believe that we…
The phone rang at 12:38 pm. I don’t usually answer calls unless the number is already in my phone. But this number looked suspiciously familiar. Like maybe it was a few digits off from the number for my son’s school. And that could only mean one thing. I answered. “Hello,…
Many years ago – I want to say it was around 2001 or 2002 – I went to see Jon Stewart perform. It was a stand-up show, I guess, even though it was held in an outdoor amphitheater instead of a smoky club. Stewart had been hosting The Daily Show…