this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive.
when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
ICYMI, my LGBTQ travel book came out yesterday! The Rumpus called (Out) On the Road "thoughtful and meticulously researched" ☺️
It's an unapologetically queer guide to traveling the world as your full self, with a blend of personal stories and practical tips. 🌈
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Windows open. Cool breeze coming in. Listening to some little kid singing her heart out somewhere in the neighborhood.
Grades submitted. Emails sent. Summer is here and I'm ready for a nap.
This guy would have failed my first-year writing course. This is freshman-level stuff.
"... he defended his methods by arguing that he included a hyperlink to the pieces that inspired his own, or named the author whose words he replicated in his own writing."
www.npr.org/2026/05/17/n...
Cabel Sasser
Lindsey
If you're under 25, it seems as if anyone can be referred to as "bro."
Bond villain becomes world's first trillionaire.
Benjamin Woodard
Benjamin Woodard
Benjamin Woodard
Chatted with my friend, Melanie Pappadis Faranello, about her debut story collection, Everybody Needs Something, for Cleaver Magazine.
www.cleavermagazine.com/a-conversati...
Chatted with my friend, Melanie Pappadis Faranello, about her debut story collection, Everybody Needs Something, for Cleaver Magazine.
www.cleavermagazine.com/a-conversati...
Benjamin Woodard
Benjamin Woodard
Benjamin Woodard
Benjamin Woodard
Currently annoying my spouse by singing my newest hit single, "Mozzarella Fella," which uses the tune from "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (if you're wondering how life is at this moment).
