Another post about force

Re-reading this, I feel like I wasn’t as clear as I wanted to be in explaining the threatened and implied force that motivates a rape victim to cooperate during a “non-violent” rape attempt.
I started thinking about when I was a kid taking martial arts classes. My sensei frequently took the girls aside and talked to [...]

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Dear Hospital

Dear Whatever Hospital My Ex-Friend Polar Keeps Getting Admitted To,
By all means, do as many tests as you need. It could be her consistent and crippling stomach pain is due to something physical and medical that needs swift attention and correction.
But considering you have already done thousands of tests, and have come up with absolutely [...]

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CRANKY

Today I am the crankiest. I do not know why. I woke up with a sneer and it’s just sort of stayed there. I am trying to breathe, trying not to grasp, trying to be centered and aware, and all I find at my center of awareness is CRANKY. Which, okay, now that I’m thinking [...]

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