Aaagh! I studied classical music theory in college. Took singing lessons on the side. Whenever I sounded like shit (i.e. most of the time), I would try to channel her. This is a mental trick you can use when performing music: pretend you are someone good. Her voice was so beautiful and it was fun acting like I had her…

In my mind, the most important thing employers can do is to change the environment of their workplaces. It is no longer acceptable to report harassment. It isn’t your “right”. Instead, it is intensely encouraged. It is made extremely simple. It’s is incredibly vital, and it is normalized. It is part of the job for…

Oh wow! Thank you, I’ll try that! ✨✨✨🌸

Thanks, I did try that, it just appears as a link. (A very, very long link LOL). 🙂

I’m still loving my Jez community but sad because I can no longer post photos. Only videos. The editor (the little Aa) does not work either. Any guesses how I can mend this? 💕🌸

I’m in Western Mass and I work seasonally as a nature guide. The numbers have got to be bullshit. All I’m seeing are job ads that refuse to list the pay, are either scams, internships or under 32 hours / no benefits. There were dozens of adjunct professor jobs which got my hopes up only to discover they were to go in…

Cute pup. Advice from a former vet tech: let the cats approach the dog. Never vice versa. Train the pooch to be calm and avoid the cats for now. The expressions are funny at first but chronically frightened cats over time become cats with serious health problems.

That answer kicks ass. Thank you! Though not terribly reassuring, 😄 the detail is worthy of a textbook.

I agree with this, the woman has had enough strangers taking an interest in her already.

One time in college (I was 19) I was walking to the convenience store. I saw a woman and child crying. A man was shouting at them, next thing I knew the man grabbed the child and sped off in his car as the woman collapsed on the ground screaming. Honestly? I had never seen anything like that except in the movies. I…

I say speak to the man instead of the victim.

I think this is a wonderful idea but I myself would not welcome it in a public space. Give me a shot at the creep first. Granted, no one has an obligation to help me personally; but I would welcome this if I were completely alone or if I were in danger. Sadly in my life I’ve had to become an expert in public…

YES, thank you. Coworkers and semi-friends like to lecture me on the dangers of running at my lake alone, and I should keep my ears free. I did so for 9 years, loving the sound of birds and pine needles crunching under my feet. And also 9 years of men (sometimes groups of men) leering, commenting on my jogging bra,…

The location of her portraits is determined by the stories women tell her, and it is always in public—buses, Tube stations, streets, and restaurants are recurring locations in the project—because she wants “to give an impression of everyday life and the unfortunate normality of harassment.

In fact the poor wording only drives home that this person has no business teaching kids. Assuming this assignment wasn’t intended to spread racism, I know some students who could have crafted a far better question.

Huh, I always thought that putting down an entire group of people based on something like race, gender or age was considered discrimination. But what do I know.......

Great piece! 🙂 I have some advice and a few questions too. Advice is shop around for pharmacists who know how to cause minimal pain. Some are absolutely better than others. And yeah, I had swine flu in 2009 trust me you don’t want it. I was shivering so violently I actually considered going to the hospital.…

Hmm. That was my nickname at math camp.

Beautiful!! I bet this scene is very close in lifestyle to how their ancient miacid ancestors lived early in the age of mammals and before the dinosaurs died out. The entire cat family have few genes and are remarkably close in behavior including domestic felines. Lovely story. Also can we PLEASE have many more lovely…

Show me a smart, competent young professional woman who is utterly derailed by a verbal unwanted sexual advance or an inappropriate comment about her appearance, and I will show you a rare spotted owl.