by JoAnna Bennett | Sep 30, 2021
CYCLES & BREAKING CYCLES Life’s Cycle JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 30 September 2021 This morning, my son and I took a stroll around the neighborhood while we waited for his bus to arrive. We found a dead cricket being eaten by ants, a...
by JoAnna Bennett | Sep 23, 2021
FEMICIDE & AMERICA Dear Gabby JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 23 September 2021 Dear Gabby, I know you likely didn’t realize this before your untimely death, but your OCD, your anxiety, and your mood didn’t cause your fiancé to be abusive. If...
by JoAnna Bennett | Sep 15, 2021
OUTBURST & STRENGTH An Unwelcome Outburst JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 16 September 2021 An outburst is defined as a sudden release of strong emotion. Have you ever been on the receiving end of other people’s outbursts? I have. Have you ever...
by JoAnna Bennett | Sep 9, 2021
AUTUMN & CHANGE Seasonal Redirection JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 9 September 2021 We’re 14 days away from the Autumn Equinox. And although it sounds wonderful to have an exact moment (3:20 p.m.) that Autumn begins, that’s also not the full...
by Mark O'Brien | Sep 7, 2021
You can tell something’s in really deep trouble when you start to see articles about it. Given the diligence with which we’ve gone about removing meaning from language, conflating it with oppression, and weaponizing it in service to whatever our particular...