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18
Dec
2009
Do You Know What Do Men Want From Women?

10 hours ago by Slippers Women

In reality, this is not true. There are some assumptions about men, that “men just need a woman,” both men and women vulnerable and fragile, in which case they feel safer and stronger, “” When a man loves a woman that it does not, what size leg and waist has a wife, “the way to [...]

Slippers Women - slipperswomen.net

Paisley Rekdal, "Traveling to Opal," page 206

1 day ago by hardlycommon

And yet, when I think of those hard, irritated stares I get sometimes from white strangers who discover my racial background in conversation or by accident, when I recall a man telling me angrily I shouldn't talk about it because it isn't important, I rebel. I become like Opal: I start to talk and t ...

living on the hyphen - hardlycommon.livejournal.com

Diana Son, R.A.W. ('Cause I'm a Woman), page 295

1 day ago by hardlycommon

So I flirted I asked her out I tried to kiss her she said wait. Wait. Are you saying you're gay? She was shocked she was embarrassed she said she had no idea. Why would a cute Asian girl have to be queer? I mean am I more cute than Asian? Am I more Asian than queer? And should I ask myself these que ...

living on the hyphen - hardlycommon.livejournal.com

Diana Son's artistic statement in Contemporary Plays by Women of Color, page 289

1 day ago by hardlycommon

Living in New York City, I am relentlessly asked, Where are you from? Where are you from? Whether I'm sitting in a cab, waiting on a table, meeting someone new, or trying to get my plays produced. Where are you from? Because something about me—my face, my speech, my manners, my confusion as to wheth ...

living on the hyphen - hardlycommon.livejournal.com

17
Dec
2009
Rule #1,035: Know thy Sponsor

1 day ago by daptiv

The following post by Josh Nankivel provides a first-hand perspective on the importance of understanding you project sponsor. We found his article where it was originally posted on Toolbox for IT and we thought it was totally pertinent outside of IT.

Managing the Work - managingthework.com · 1 reference

A Perception of Kindness

1 day ago by Irene

Contributed by Barbara Sinor, PhD " …it is possible to achieve the freedom to have any viewpoint you choose and therefore any reality." ~Deepak Chopra The above quote rings true for me, but this was not always the case. When I was younger (quite a bit younger!) I thought life was all laid out for me ...

Blog - Rewriting Life Scripts - rewritinglifescripts.com/blog_rewriting_life_scripts · 1 reference

16
Dec
2009
Mitsuye Yamada, Camp Notes and Other Writings, "Evacuation," page 13

2 days ago by hardlycommon

As we boarded the bus bags on both sides (I had never packed two bags before on a vacation lasting forever) the Seattle Times photographer said Smile! so obediently I smiled and the caption the next day read: Note smiling faces a lesson to Tokyo.

living on the hyphen - hardlycommon.livejournal.com

Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine, pages 24-25

2 days ago by hardlycommon

At the last PTA meeting Mr. Skola sought me out by the coffee urn and said, "Yogi's in a hurry to become all-American, isn't he?" I said, "Yes. He doesn't carry a dictionary around anymore." And then he said, "He's a quick study isn't he? They were like that, the kids who hung around us in Saigon." ...

living on the hyphen - hardlycommon.livejournal.com

Unquestioned traditional conference assumption #3: Supporting meaningful ...

2 days ago by admin

People are impressed when I tell them that on arrival, peer conference attendees are immediately given a printed face book (that’s face book: small f, two words) that includes photographs, names and contact data, and additional pertinent information about each participant. They tell me that it’s rar ...

Conferences That Work - conferencesthatwork.com

The bother

3 days ago by DRM

Weak people project weakness on everyone around them. Frightened people project fear on everyone around them. Strong people can’t understand what all the fuss is about.

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