Thursday, April 3, 2003I finally worked up the courage...To visit the following website: http://www.geocities.com/c_cosimano/farewellthemestream.html The problem is that mixed in with the common-sense observations of why Themestream might have failed are really nasty cracks about those of us who wrote for that website. These nasty remarks are very typical... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 8:29 PM Comments (0) (link) 4/3/2003 Writing Prompt: DoctorAs usual, everything from the headline on down is the writing prompt. Doctor, Doctor Jane went in for her annual checkup, confident that her doctor would find nothing wrong - after all, she felt fine this year. Not like last year, when she was an emotional wreck after a particularly nasty incident.... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 1:00 PM Comments (0) (link) My official rant (warning - can get graphic in spots)In this link, my former partner discusses what he calls "the joy of outlaw marketing." He had had an experience with a TV preacher on a local evangelical Christian television station, in which the TV preacher held up one of my former partner's psionics books and stated something about my former... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 8:24 AM Comments (0) (link) Wednesday, April 2, 20034/2/2003 Writing Prompt: FragrancesAs usual, everything from the headline on down is part of the writing prompt. Smells Francine panicked every time her abuser wore a certain fragrance. That cologne reminded her of her father, who had tortured her sexually for many years. Finally, Francine had had enough. Her current abuser just... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 6:19 AM Comments (0) (link) Tuesday, April 1, 20034/1/2003 Writing Prompt: Boogie Man (Warning: Graphic)This is not strictly domestic violence - it's more child abuse. As usual, everything from the headline on down is the writing prompt. How to scare a child to death I can just see a child abuser using the Boogie Man to manipulate a child. Think about it: The Boogie Man will get you if you don't do it... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 7:28 AM Comments (1) (link) Monday, March 31, 20033/31/2003 Writing Prompt: AcidJemmie - I'm not the only blogger in the Blogging Network universe. As usual, everything from the boldface headline on down is a part of the prompt. Stealth Fighting Francine stood over the bed of her youngest son, worried about what he was learning at such a tender age from his father. He hadn't... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 6:58 AM Comments (1) (link) Saturday, March 29, 20033/28/2003 Writing prompt: HypocrisyAs usual, everything from the boldface title on down is the prompt. Woe unto you Jesus said it best: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. How hypocritical of us to avoid the mention of violence in all of its forms - verbal, emotional, physical. Can we please ask the individual how he or... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 4:19 PM Comments (0) (link) Friday, March 28, 2003Everything you know is wrong rehashI read the section on domestic violence in Everything You Know Is Wrong, the book produced by Disinformation. Unfortunately, it presents much of the same information I have already discussed in this blog, about men who have been abused by women. Please don't get me wrong. Unlike many feminists, I... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 2:04 PM Comments (1) (link) 3/28/2003 Writing Prompt: Word AssociationThe first thing I associate with the word "carrot" is the word "stick" - as in, "carrot and stick." You know, someone offers you a goodie, and you get a nasty form of punishment to go along with the goodie. If you don't take the reward - the "carrot" - the "stick" or punishment will follow as night... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 8:41 AM Comments (0) (link) Thursday, March 27, 2003Everything You Know Is WrongRight now, I'm reading a book with that exact title - and it does have a chapter in it about domestic violence. I'll probably post a bit about that chapter in this blog later, but I just wanted to make a few comments about the general tone of the book before I did that. Everything You Know Is Wrong... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 9:38 AM Comments (0) (link) |
About this BlogThe name of the post is derived from a Francis Schaeffer book, and intended to rebut something I'd seen on the Internet. The blog itself is about what I've learned about relationships from the ones I've had, and the ones I've observed. It will not be pleasant to read, and might wander off-topic occasionally, but is intended to be a long-term blog reading like a public journal. Links |
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