(anon.) I read your piece. I love that you will never let her be forgotten
I have such strong feelings about that death.
Where she would call me wasted on the phone hell late at night sobbing about how mean those housemates were to her about how white and straight and wealthy she was
Ran into one of the women at Tiller ten years after. The meanest one. Who was then married (to a man) with land (her parents bought her) and had the hardest time not attacking her for shoving her off the bridge
I hold that house and all those women responsible
And see so much of that same rich kid bloodlust in so much of the cancel culture activist scene.
Gangs of newer generations of that same psychopath activist culture attacking 14 year old Mexican kids for wearing mohicans
And people waiting with such glee for the moment they can tee off on someone for a poor word choice or analysis that differs
Sera is how I ended up here.
Away from all that shit. With better people who don’t go through life deliberately hurting other people
I so agree with your comments on the movement--that's why I've been writing the series on The Movement We Need, to try and get progressives to understand that if we don't meet people's needs for safety, belonging, value, agency and meaning in positive ways, they'll fulfill them in really damaging ways, or leave, or succumb to suffering.
Thank you Sasha. You are a breath of fresh air. Please keep writing so I have your mind to fill my heart and my mind. I wonder how we can fly close, but not too close, to the sun to create a wave, to create change that units souls in harmony, strength and wisdom
Sascha! So happy yo (re)discover you. You sound like yoe sttegthen even more than whenni interviewed you for the Middle town Tomes Heral-Record, I've since the paper & now write stories closer to my heart. Stories like yours. I'm looking before arc to learning more about what you've been up to thru your Substack. Best wishes - Jeremiah
AMAZING! That article you wrote about me and The Icarus Project was 20 years ago! I remember because I was 30! A lot has happened since then. I'd love to be in touch and catch up. Every time I hear that Beatles song "A Saw Her Standing There" I think of sitting in that pub in New Paltz with you and telling you stories about my childhood. I hope you are well!
(anon.) I read your piece. I love that you will never let her be forgotten
I have such strong feelings about that death.
Where she would call me wasted on the phone hell late at night sobbing about how mean those housemates were to her about how white and straight and wealthy she was
Ran into one of the women at Tiller ten years after. The meanest one. Who was then married (to a man) with land (her parents bought her) and had the hardest time not attacking her for shoving her off the bridge
I hold that house and all those women responsible
And see so much of that same rich kid bloodlust in so much of the cancel culture activist scene.
Gangs of newer generations of that same psychopath activist culture attacking 14 year old Mexican kids for wearing mohicans
And people waiting with such glee for the moment they can tee off on someone for a poor word choice or analysis that differs
Sera is how I ended up here.
Away from all that shit. With better people who don’t go through life deliberately hurting other people
I so agree with your comments on the movement--that's why I've been writing the series on The Movement We Need, to try and get progressives to understand that if we don't meet people's needs for safety, belonging, value, agency and meaning in positive ways, they'll fulfill them in really damaging ways, or leave, or succumb to suffering.
Beautifully written, Sascha. Thank you
Thank you for making her life a legacy, to help us stop silencing and shaming each other when we really want the same things 💔
I have so many ghosts that stay with me. Really appreciate your perspective here.
Thank you Sasha. You are a breath of fresh air. Please keep writing so I have your mind to fill my heart and my mind. I wonder how we can fly close, but not too close, to the sun to create a wave, to create change that units souls in harmony, strength and wisdom
Thank you Sascha. I am sorry you lost Sera. Thank you for all of the conversations we have had over the past years 🤟🏽🙏🏼🤟🏽🚩🏴🌈
Sascha! So happy yo (re)discover you. You sound like yoe sttegthen even more than whenni interviewed you for the Middle town Tomes Heral-Record, I've since the paper & now write stories closer to my heart. Stories like yours. I'm looking before arc to learning more about what you've been up to thru your Substack. Best wishes - Jeremiah
AMAZING! That article you wrote about me and The Icarus Project was 20 years ago! I remember because I was 30! A lot has happened since then. I'd love to be in touch and catch up. Every time I hear that Beatles song "A Saw Her Standing There" I think of sitting in that pub in New Paltz with you and telling you stories about my childhood. I hope you are well!
hey look that article is still up there all these years later! https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/2005/06/05/to-those-who-are-bipolar/51128699007/
Indeed, we are still out there.... Always listening for the echo to come back to us.
Be well.
Tony