seanessay.com “As I see it, to be a pink monkey that rolls in the mud to look safely brown, is to “nerd proof.” Truly an excellent skill, provided I copy regular folks only from awareness, not from fear.” (From the previous (Part Two) nerd essay of Sean Crawford) To me, “Nerd proofing” would include the […]
Loving A Gay Friend
seanessay.com They say “loving someone gives you courage,” but I was scared. It was Calgary, 1987. I was in the student union building, standing restless, screwing up my courage to go down the hall to a room where the Gay Student Society was about to have their weekly meeting. I was scared to be seen […]
Sympathetic to Travellers, Hating Warriors
seanessay.com (under 900 words) “Hey, sailor!” A United Nations naval contingent steaming near Indonesia, in the future, has my sympathy. Especially as thousands of sailors and marines of several nations find themselves zapped through time, arriving in the mid-pacific, in darkness, there to tangle with the U.S. fleet steaming to fight the Battle of Midway. […]
Modern Violence and Revolution in France
seanessay.com What could I say to a grown up Canadian daughter, to help her speak to her Canadian mother, when her mother is being sympathetic to Muslims murdering in France? “Mother!” After some Muslim-on-atheist violence in Paris, the mother pointed out the Muslim killers had felt provoked… that the westerners hadn’t needed to act that […]