HeyJaredBear's Book of Balance
Polarized views are destroying us I am a former music journalist and esoteric fantasy writer who believes that everything is valuable in moderation. I am here to offer balanced perspectives and then show how it all comes together in The Vitmar Chronicles
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Anne Shirley Is a Great Example of Balance (opens the original)
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You should all probably know by now that the character, Anne Shirley, from Lucy Maude Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series is rather dear to my heart. You didn’t know that? Perhaps that’s because you haven’t read my most popular article, which I fondly entitled Whoever Made ‘Anne with an E’ Should Be Set on Fire and Thrown Off a Bridge. If you haven’t checked that out yet, please do, it might offer some context (and thanks to all of you who̵
A Tale of White Ignorance (opens the original)
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Last year, I was visiting some family, and I was told a story that for the life of me I can’t shake from my head, so I need to talk about it. This is because this story is, at its core, about white ignorance and the way we white folks think we’re superior to other races and cultures, even when we think, on the surface, that we’re opposed to racism. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1591625852203-5527f81387b6?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=j
Monthly Mayhem from someone who wants to take a Rip Van Winkle worthy nap (8.26) (opens the original)
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Have we already hit the end of summer? It cannot be, and yet it is. My near-nonstop schedule continued well into August this summer, but it was a good month. I hope the summer has treated you all well, wherever you are!No AI was used in the making of this text, nor any of my links in this article. Learn more here.Thanks for stopping by! Monthly Mayhem is my newsletter recap of recent projects, articles, and freelance jobs, as well as
Monthly Mayhem from a very busy bee (7.26) (opens the original)
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Heyo! I’m comin’ at you this month from a brand new laptop that I’m slowly adjusting to. July ended up being busy as heck, but in a good way, and I’m starting to feel a bit better about things. So let’s get started!No AI was used in the making of this text, nor any of my links in this article. Thanks for stopping by! Monthly Mayhem is my newsletter recap of recent projects, articles, and freelance jobs, as well as a general catch-up and check-in (and a cat pic
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