โIt is Just a Preferenceโฆโ
(Is Not the Excuse You Think It Is.) Let us begin with the definition. Prejudice /หprejษdษs/ An adverse opinion formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge. An irrational attitude…
Reply to The War
(Read the original post here) The โenemyโ starts dehumanised. As it often does in war. They spawn from the ground; they are pests, invaders. Emotion is present early on, but…
Occasionally Sincere
Rewrite This Like a Human: A Workbook for the Chronically Confused, Emotionally Constipated, and Occasionally Sincere (Subtitled: โThe Language of Grown-Ups Who Have Stopped Auditioning for Martyrdom.โ) Lesson One: โI…
Bigots
Let us dissemble the: โI donโt see colour because Iโve decided racism is mean and also please clapโ speech that Audun made the other day, okay?ย Translating that steaming…
Letters From The Front Lines
Summer of โ22. The garden. The Great War. โธป Dear Human, Day 1 We noticed you planted lettuce. Bold move. We are thrilled. Love, The Snail Syndicate Dear Human, Day…
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You have just written a guide to care for a version of yourself that did not get what they needed. Now, think of someone else in your lifeโsomeone who was…
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You are on trialโnot for your actions, but for your impact. Imagine the person you have hurt most is standing before a jury of strangers and explaining what your behaviour…
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Sometimes the worst thing you inherit is not abuseโit is neglect. Make a list of everything that was not passed down to you. Then list the ways that lack became…
Prompt 12ยฝ
ย โThe Invisible Chapterโ So, I received your response to Prompt 12. Three stories. Three harms. Three names. One notable omission. I noticed something. Not just that I was not one…
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Write about three people you have hurt. You do not appear in their stories. These are slices of lifeโquiet, mundane, real. But at the very end of each narrative, include…
One-Way Mirror
But here is the trap I have built for myself: logic only works on people who are ready to be logical. You are not trying to solve anything; you trying…
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Describe a room full of objects that each symbolise someone you hurt. Each item represents a person. โข What are the objects? โข Which ones are broken? โข Which ones…