We Are the Fire By Aidan Zingler Words pull push, agitate, infuriateI’m the fury of the world not seen.I beg, […]
Deconstructing worldviews
“The notion of a “one-world-world” (OWW) is predicated on the West’s ability to arrogate to itself the right to be […]
Nucleation Review
Nucleation by Kimberly Unger Overall Thoughts: For a science fiction tale, this book not only impressed me with its use […]
There Is No Moderates
Y’all, I think most won’t like what I got to say, but it needs said: There is no such thing […]
My Open Letter to City Designers
I originally wrote this email for the Des Moines City Council. For the past month, I’ve adjusted the verbiage to […]
COVID MEMORIAL SPEECH 2021
Covid Memorial Speech by Aidan Zingler I am a nonbinary neurodivergent disabled person. I am homebound and live alone with […]
My First Teacher: Iowa’s Land (Short Essay)
Reminded of my first teacher: Iowa’s Land. My first political foray: fighting to save wetland. Where I went to recover: […]
First Essay of 2021: Nothing about People is a Binary
Human beings are complex. We can both criticize each other and yet still love each other; the criticism does not […]
Indigeous Peoples’ Day: We Need to Show Up Year Round
Indigenous People’s Day. The wind blows fiercely as the leaves tumble down the sidewalk. At the capitol, Indigeous people speak […]
Accessible Spaces
For definitions on the terms used here and an example that breaks down ableism, see my Tackling Ableism post. NOTE: […]
