Tag: Innocent

Insult or Innocent Joke? Here’s How to Tell

We all know what it feels like to want to fit in. The primal urge to be liked and accepted can plague us all, and it can be quite anxiety-inducing when we encounter any whiff of rejection. My friend Alise, in particular, knows precisely what this feels like. Born and raised in Latvia, Alise...

Innocent Clocking Just Living My Gender

Skin care is a must. Foundation and blush are optional. Eye shadow is my jam — fun, fancy, subtle, costume, whatever, follow the mood! Putting on eyeliner was like doing calligraphy with someone else’s arthritic hands at first, but those cat eyes are too sultry to not want to perfect. De...

Innocent Clocking Just Living My Gender

Skin care is a must. Foundation and blush are optional. Eye shadow is my jam — fun, fancy, subtle, costume, whatever, follow the mood! Putting on eyeliner was like doing calligraphy with someone else’s arthritic hands at first, but those cat eyes are too sultry to not want to perfect. De...

The Death Penalty: Ensuring Justice, Protecting Innocent Lives, and Promoting Societal Well-being

The death penalty, a complex and controversial subject, has provoked intense debates and passionate arguments. I want to dig deeper into the reasons supporting the implementation of the death penalty without the possibility of parole or release for individuals convicted of heinous crimes such as mur...

Chapter 2: The epidemic’s innocent victims

The horror happened inside a Super 8 motel room on the edge of this once-proud manufacturing town that supplied Jeeps in World War II. A young mother and her 4-year-old son were living there with her boyfriend, paying by the day. It’s not unusual, according to the hotel’s long-time...