Trapped in Freud’s Oral Stage

I chew my fingernails. I do more than chew my fingernails; in fact, I chew back the skin, peel it backwards, much in the same fashion as you would de-skin the cap of a field mushroom. I continue until the skin breaks off, or begins to hurt. Many times it bleeds. It usually stings. I…

Behold the Reprinted Manuscripts!

The other manuscripts never materialised. Of course, they will now, those prodigal jesters. It’s Murphy’s Law. The matchbox car of Riley’s is there to give some sort of perspective to the thickness of the documents, but I’m not sure if it worked or not. Think of it this way: the stack would’ve been twice as…

How blogging philanthropy is powerful and activism works

Jasmin has this project running that began last week, and boy was I excited when I learned a bit more about it. She, along with Incentive House,  came up with an idea: that bloggers could earn up to $1000 for the  Opportunity International Microfinance Fundraiser. By writing a post on the subject we bloggers could earn a $100 for the…