My Latest Posts
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- A horrible, awful, terribly no good year.A Surviving Facts blog New Year’s Eve— the end of one year and the beginning of another— is my least favorite day of the year. I have my reasons. It’sContinue reading “A horrible, awful, terribly no good year.”
- White men woesA Surviving Facts Blog Guess what, white men? Your anti-diversity policies are backfiring. Since Trump’s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion, fewer white men are getting into and going toContinue reading “White men woes”
- I failed my MRI, and I’m alive because of itInto the Wilderness: Story 58 Ten years ago, I was hospitalized with acute abdominal pain. My temperature was 105, and I was vomiting and crying with pain. Less than anContinue reading “I failed my MRI, and I’m alive because of it”
- Please, And Thank YouWe are entering the holiday season when gratitude, gatherings and gifting carry us to year’s end. I rarely ask for favors or gifts, but I am boldly asking for oneContinue reading “Please, And Thank You”
- A losing equationA Surviving Facts blog Sometimes I wonder if loss ever goes away— the feelings of loss at least. Loss is such an amorphous and capricious emotion. It can be asContinue reading “A losing equation”
- The New Nasty Woman: Marjorie’s MovementA Surviving Facts Blog What the heck has happened to Marjorie Taylor Greene? Seriously. When did the scales fall from her eyes? And how? What did it? What specifically? Here’sContinue reading “The New Nasty Woman: Marjorie’s Movement”
- Is Project 2025 the far right’s Nuremberg Laws? Part 2 of original blog published March 2025A Surviving Facts blog Last March, I wrote a blog about Project 2025 being the far right’s new Nuremberg Laws. Forgive another “told you so”— last week I re-published withContinue reading “Is Project 2025 the far right’s Nuremberg Laws? Part 2 of original blog published March 2025”
- Yep, They’re Still Assholes- Part 2 of original blogA Surviving Facts Blog Forgive typos— I’m having a moment. I wrote this original blog a few months ago before billionaire greed moved more into the spotlight. Recently, Billie Eilish,Continue reading “Yep, They’re Still Assholes- Part 2 of original blog”
- Health care crisisA Surviving Facts Blog We are in the sixth week of the government shutdown. With both parties refusing to budge— and a lot of false rhetoric about who’s doing what—Continue reading “Health care crisis”
- Hegseth’s speech may be exactly what we neededA Surviving Facts blog Did you watch this week’s military display? If you did, then whether you’re wearing red-colored or blue-tinted glasses, you heard what I heard: No fat peopleContinue reading “Hegseth’s speech may be exactly what we needed”
- Etherized upon a tableA Surviving Facts Blog This past week, with Kirk’s tragic murder and its sad, complex aftermath, has worn me out. Kirk is a victim. And so are all the transgenderContinue reading “Etherized upon a table”
- My Fervent WishA Surviving Facts Blog I had an appointment with my favorite doctor this morning. I have an autoimmune illness, and she has been incredibly helpful in alleviating chronic pain. SheContinue reading “My Fervent Wish”
- Snow White and the Corporate EconomyAn Into the Wilderness blog: Story 54 Surviving Facts blog The nights are already turning crisp in New Jersey. Last night, as I sat on my sister’s back porch watchingContinue reading “Snow White and the Corporate Economy”
- It’s not hard to listenA Surviving Facts blog I’m late for this week’s posting. It’s been busy. My house is now on the market, I prepped for and had a colonoscopy (TMI? I’m allContinue reading “It’s not hard to listen”
- Does the US Now Have State-controlled Media?A Surviving Facts blog If you listen to mainstream news, you should have noticed by now its watered-down approach to Trump and his fascist policies. There’s a simple reason forContinue reading “Does the US Now Have State-controlled Media?”
- Who will lead us out of darkness?A Surviving Facts blog Each day brings new devastations. Our country deports American nationals without due process. Our country abducts American citizens off the streets threatening deportation simply for theirContinue reading “Who will lead us out of darkness?”
- The GroomA Surviving Facts Blog With all of the Epstein and Trump news lately, SA has been on my mind. As a survivor myself- a story for another blog- this isContinue reading “The Groom”
- Claiming SpaceInto the Wilderness: Story 51 My husband and I have worked hard to forge a relationship based on equality, respect and compassion. My husband is almost 70, so when IContinue reading “Claiming Space”
- Courthouse Blues, or the Devil Came Up to JerseyA Surviving Facts Blog In 2025, I’ve had two views of our legal system. One completed earlier this year after a period of back and forth. The other occurred lastContinue reading “Courthouse Blues, or the Devil Came Up to Jersey”
- The DivideA Surviving Facts Blog We finally took a much overdue vacation. My husband and I joined dear friends, a couple, to tour the wineries of New York’s Finger Lakes region,Continue reading “The Divide”
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Walk the Moon 