Under The Apple Tree

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thedailywhat: Stats Pr0n of the Day: U.S. Map of Hate Speech on Twitter Since June 2012, Dr. Monica Stevens of Humboldt State University in California has been mapping more than 150,000 geotagged tweets that contain homophobic, racist or abliest language. The result is the Geography of Hate, an interactive map of the U.S. which reveals the hotspots of “hate tweets” across the country. A deeper analysis of the project is available at Floating Sheep. That’s so disheartening.

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Stats Pr0n of the Day: U.S. Map of Hate Speech on Twitter

Since June 2012, Dr. Monica Stevens of Humboldt State University in California has been mapping more than 150,000 geotagged tweets that contain homophobic, racist or abliest language. The result is the Geography of Hate, an interactive map of the U.S. which reveals the hotspots of “hate tweets” across the country. A deeper analysis of the project is available at Floating Sheep.

That’s so disheartening.

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thatdrugyaz asked: I stumbled upon your poem Hangnail while looking under the "writing" tag and fell in love with it. I recently graduated from college, and by recent I mean a few hours ago. I'm not a not sure where my life is going and I feel like I'm shrinking. Your poem perfectly articulated my emotional state of mind.

Thanks for the kind words. I’m happy you enjoyed it. For me, it’s really fulfilling to hear that someone connected or identified with the particular thought or emotion I’m writing about. Much more so than a like or a “this was good” comment. Congrats on the graduation, too! I’ve got another 3 semesters left, but I can definitely identify with it being scary. Thanks again!  

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Hangnail

I’ve been dreaming of hangnails

My hands constantly caught,

snagged in something painful

Palms cracked,

slashed open

Fingers split right down to the bare bone,

bleeding

In darkness,

grasping in agony

feeling along the edges of something terrible

and I wake up

scared

and very

very

small.

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