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Control

Posted on February 17, 2026 by reginadma

“The body is a sacred garment.” —Martha Graham While working a part-time job at a country store, I enrolled at the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA), same as my sister. We would both become the first in our family … Continue reading →

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$9/hour

Posted on February 11, 2026 by reginadma

“Never forget, people DIED for the eight hour workday.” –Rebecca Gordon Calculating how many hours it will take to survive In college I worked several jobs at once. I meticulously tracked and logged how many hours I worked across all … Continue reading →

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Hardship

Posted on February 3, 2026 by reginadma

“If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there’s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.” —Harriet Tubman … Continue reading →

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Vulnerability

Posted on February 2, 2026 by reginadma

“I’m not going to hide from what’s true just because it hurts.” —Toni Morrison Amygdala lovefeast Feeling vulnerable, feeling open to harm, to attack, to criticism, isn’t something many of us delight in. Certainly, our very old, very loving amygdala … Continue reading →

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Anger

Posted on February 1, 2026 by reginadma

“I believe in anger. Anger’s like fire, it can burn out all the dross and leave some positive things.” —Maya Angelou* Pulling the anger card In my introduction to You Talk About Race Too Much, I note the project came … Continue reading →

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Introducing: You Talk About Race Too Much—a photo writing project

Posted on January 30, 2026 by reginadma

Too little A section of a recent interview of writer, sociologist and MacArthur Fellow, Tressie McMillan Cottom, from my viewpoint, went viral. I’ll paraphrase the clip of the interview. Professor McMillan Cottom noted that many people are feeling fatigued about … Continue reading →

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So wrong

Posted on August 11, 2019 by reginadma

I recently went to the doctor to see about a perpetually swollen lymph gland—the one commonly misnamed “tonsils.” For cultural sake, I’ll keep referring to this gland as my tonsil as my doctor did during my visit.* The lymph glands, … Continue reading →

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November 2013

Posted on November 15, 2013 by reginadma

Oh my.  Here we are, halfway through November and I’m just posting my November list.  It’s been a fun month to say the least.  Here are some of the events I have / had going on.

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