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Book Hiatus & Newsletter Redesign
Dear reader; In late 2022 and early 2023, I wrote the first draft of my memoir about coming of age among anarchists in Vancouver and Montréal. Once I…
The Right Looks for Converts; the Left Looks for Traitors
After publishing my essay about my life as an anarchist a few weeks ago, I got a message from a stranger on Instagram that read: “I’m trying to decide…
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My Life as an Anarchist
When I was twenty, I moved to Montréal & pretty quickly fell into a group of friends who were activists like me. I hung from the top of a tripod to…
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The Limits of Consent
MeToo provided important language, but it was a blunt instrument, and it didn’t provide insight into encounters that were awkward, uncomfortable or…
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Guardians of Authenticity: The History & Future of Punk
Jason Myles is the host of the podcast THIS IS REVOLUTION, a musician (Bitter Lake, La Fin Absolute du Monde) and a dad that resides in Mexico. We…
The Trouble With the Guilt Economy
Even if you win, you lose.
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How To Spot a Crybully
Since a local organization is currently under attack from false allegations of a social justice nature, crybullies have been on my mind, and it’s come…
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Polyamory's Superiority Complex
When polyamorists are the butt of a joke, the premise is often that polyamorists believe themselves to be superior to the dull-eyed, monogamous masses…
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The Futile Search for Purity
I never thought I would relate to people who’d left fundamentalist religions.
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My Year in Ten Books (2023)
An erotic, dreamlike novel that reads like a memoir. Hazel Jane Plante does a lot of worldbuilding for someone who’s not writing speculative fiction.
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Why I Don't Believe in Allyship
& what I recommend in its place.
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On the Arrival of Silver Hair
For a discussion of this essay, check out Hot Take Think Tank episode six.
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